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Adrianne and Jason: Tetra-Amelia Syndrome
Adrianne and Jason had two biological daughters and an adopted son when they adopted and their daughter Maria from the Philippines. Maria was born missing all 4 limbs, a condition known as Tetra Amelia syndrome.
Jori and Dan: Autosomal Recessive Centronuclear Myopathy
Jori and Dan have a very unique son named Luxton. He is one of three cases in the world that has autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy type 5. Luxton however is the only one in the world that has two mutated genes.
Laurel and Jaron: 18 P Deletion
Laurel and Jaron didn't receive a diagnosis for their son, Shane, until he was 4 years old. Shane is diagnosed with 18 P Deletion. 18p Deletion He Started Missing Milestones “We assumed he was like any other kid until he started missing some mile mark...
Katherine and Jeff: Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome- Update
Both of their daughters were diagnosed in utero with a fatal form of Dwarfism. They chose to continue with the pregnancy, and doctors couldn't give them statistics, because everyone else they knew that received the same diagnosis chose to abort.
Sarah and Jeremy: Down Syndrome Adoption
While looking through adoption files from an orphanage in Yerevan Armenia, Sarah saw a picture of Maria, who has Down syndrome. Sarah told us, " I saw Maria’s face, and I had seen many other faces over the years,
Morgan and Rikki: NONO Gene Deletion
There's only a handful of kids who have been diagnosed with NONO gene deletion. Doctors can't tell you what your life will be like, Morgan and Rikki can.
Episode 98: Corinne-Down syndrome
Corinne has a younger sister with Down syndrome. …
Tamara and Matthew: Down Syndrome Follow Up 1 Year Later
There were suspicions in utero that their baby would have Down syndrome, but they didn’t know for sure until he was point. After a lot of study and then ultimately meeting their son with Down syndrome, they have decided Grayson is perfect the way he wa...
Episode 97: Tamara and Matthew-Follow Up
About a year ago we interviewed Tamara and Matthe…
Jennifer and James: Adoption of 4 Children with Special Needs
Jennifer and James have a very unique family, they have 10 children! 6 of them have been adopted and 4 or those adopted have disabilities. They each have brought love and joy into their family. Internationally Adopted Children with Special Needs