"There should be universal wearing of masks," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), when asked about the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19. While Dr. Fauci has served as an advisor to six U.S. Presidents, he has yet to jump on a ping-pong table after winning a gold medal. For such displays, we turn to Will Bayley, MBE. Bayley is a Paralympian competing in men's class 7 events due to arthrogryposis, a rare joint disorder limiting the movement of his limbs. As a child, Bayley often spent more time in hospitals than at home, especially when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Throughout it all, London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) became Bayley's home away from home. When Bayley went on to win gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, it was a testament to both his own work ethic and that of the doctors, nurses and staff at GOSH. Last fall, Bayley attracted his biggest audience to date as a participant on England's popular TV competition, "Strictly Come Dancing." Unfortunately, his promising run was cut short when he injured his ACL during rehearsals. After yet another trip to the hospital, Bayley set about on the long road to recovery. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With no table tennis to play or dance routines to memorize, Bayley looked for a way to help his troubled community in the midst of a historic public health crisis. Then, when GOSH put out the distress call, a light bulb lit up above his head. "Like everyone, I’ve had a bit of spare time so me and my friend David Morgan wondered whether we help out Great Ormond Street Hospital because they had an emergency appeal for extra funds," explains Bailey. "I had my contacts from Strictly and Vikky Gill, who is the head designer for the show, said she would donate some face masks. Back on May 19, we had the pleasure of reporting on the Paralympian 's charitable campaign in its infancy. At the time, Bayley had sold 2,700 masks, raising over £10,000 for GOSH. "We thought we’d just donate a couple of hundred but we’ve ended up doing so many more and it’s gone really well," says Bayley. Now, mask sales have surpassed the £25,000 plateau. "It means everything for me to be able to give back to Great Ormond Street," says Bayley. "I can honestly say that they saved my life so anything that I can do for them feels great." If you want a stylish yet practical way to help save lives by helping to save lives, kindly click on the link below.

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