The Louise Gergel Fellowship was set up to fund research into Hughes Syndrome, or "sticky blood", and to raise public awareness of the disease.

Hughes Syndrome

Antiphospholipid Syndrome, otherwise known as Hughes Syndrome or "sticky blood" can cause a wide range of clinical problems including migraine, deep vein thrombosis , memory loss or heart attack.  It is thought to be a major contributory factor in :

Although this illness is starting to be more widely recognised and many sufferers can now be treated, there has been little research into its cause or its occurrence in the wider population.  For more information on Hughes Syndrome click here.

The goal of the Louise Gergel Fellowship is to help finance research into Hughes Syndrome at St Thomas' Hospital in London, England.  We also aim to raise awareness of the disease.

Any help you can give us would be gratefully received.

Louise Gergel 

Louise Gergel died suddenly at the age of 32.  She had been diagnosed with Antiphiospholipid Syndrome.  In her short life she made a huge contribution to the community by giving much of herself to people in need and projects of communal welfare.  Her family wish to perpetuate her name, especially so that her son, Max, who was three when she died, may follow Louise's good example in his path through life.