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Q &A
Damien Mesaque is 8-years-old and lives in West London with his twin brother Isaac, big sister Tyra, mum Helena and Dad Mesaque Camucumba. Damien was diagnosed with PH as a baby but it doesn’t stop him singing, swimming and running about the park. Q. What is your favourite biscuit? A. I don’t like biscuits. I like salt and vinegar crisps. Q. Where do you like to go on holiday? A. Spain and Portugal. Especially Malaga. Q. What football team do you support? A. Chelsea. Q. What superpower would you most like to have? A. I am already brave and strong. I’m always telling my brother that. Q. What is your favourite meal? A. I like semolina, my Mum makes it with beans, spinach and a tomato sauce.
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Q. What’s your favourite thing to do at school? A. I love to go swimming, but I have to behave in class or I don’t get to go. Q. What do you like to do at home A. I like to sing all the time! I am learning the guitar. I like to get out of the house and go to the park. Q. What’s your favourite TV programme? A. Everything on Cbeebies. Q. What famous person would you most like a selfie with? A. Mr Tumble.
Trips to London are part of life for many kids with PH. Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the most famous buildings in London – with the bronze statue of Peter Pan outside the entrance! Here are five more facts about famous London landmarks you may spot:
can carry 800 people • The London Eyemore than 3.5 million
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at a time and people go for a ride every year The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, standing 306m high
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LONDON LANDMARKS
every day About two thirds of London’s drinking water comes from the Thames The world’s first traffic light was erected outside the House of Commons in 1968. It blew up the following year, injuring a policeman.
