My son had a rocky start to this world. Days before our son he was born, doctors diagnosed him with lethal skeletal dysplasia and was given a life expectancy of minutes to hours. Fortunately, the doctors were wrong. He has since been diagnosed with Achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Owen is a little person. To read more about Achondroplasia follow the link.
Where are we now?
Owen is healthy and thriving. He is exceeding expectations according to his doctors and physical therapists. Most impressive of all he started walking at 13 1/2 months! As a lifetime member of Little People of America, he attended his first National Conference in June and has already made several LP friends in his area. He enjoyed a brief amount of fame when his story was featured in the Flint Journal. Otherwise we are an average family living day to day with our extrordinarily cute son.
Catherine cmerciez@comcast.net Dan danbobwright@yahoo.com Owen All contact will be handled through mommy and daddy until such time that Owen can speak (or use a computer, whichever comes first).
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Yay! Post after post after post! Love the pictures. Love the video! Really love the trippy mirror image photo of Owen and Knoah! Mostly I love Owen.
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