Pyjama event at Rainbow Day Care nursery raises £700 for a worthy cause

Catharine Maybin has handed over a cheque for £700 to Royal Hospitals Clinical Psychologist Katie Banks in aid of The National Society for Phenylketonuria charity at the Belfast Royal Hospitals.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2016, 09:00 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 15:58 BST
L-R Catharine Maybin is pictured presenting a cheque for £700 to the Royal Hospitals Clinical Psychologist Katie Banks in aid of The National Society for Phenylketonuria charity at the Belfast Royal Hopsitals. The money was raised through a PJ day at Larne's Rainbow Day Care Nursery. Also included in the photo are Katie Agnew and Sophia Manning. INLT-46-703-conL-R Catharine Maybin is pictured presenting a cheque for £700 to the Royal Hospitals Clinical Psychologist Katie Banks in aid of The National Society for Phenylketonuria charity at the Belfast Royal Hopsitals. The money was raised through a PJ day at Larne's Rainbow Day Care Nursery. Also included in the photo are Katie Agnew and Sophia Manning. INLT-46-703-con
L-R Catharine Maybin is pictured presenting a cheque for £700 to the Royal Hospitals Clinical Psychologist Katie Banks in aid of The National Society for Phenylketonuria charity at the Belfast Royal Hopsitals. The money was raised through a PJ day at Larne's Rainbow Day Care Nursery. Also included in the photo are Katie Agnew and Sophia Manning. INLT-46-703-con

The money was raised through a PJ day held at Larne’s Rainbow Day Care Nursery.

Also included in the photo (right) are Katie Agnew and Sophia Manning.

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The National Society for Phenylketonuria (PKU) describes the illness as “a rare inherited condition in which there is a build up of phenylalanine in the body.”

“Phenylalanine is a natural substance; it is a building block of protein,” it continues.

“PKU is looked for in all newborns in the United Kingdom by measuring phenylalanine levels in the heel-prick blood test.

“All babies should have this test as it allows treatment to start early in life.”

PKU is treated by following a low protein diet, supplementing the diet with artificial protein instead of meat, cheese, poultry, eggs and milk which are not permitted.