Two-year-old Abigail still wears the clothes of a newborn baby. Abigail weighs just 3.18 kg. Doctors say she is suffering from a special kind of dwarfism. Because of this, its length will not be able to increase more than 24 inches. Abigail’s mother, Emily Lee, says she only gains 2 grams a day. Many of his toys are even bigger than him. Doctors say Abigail has a disease named Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type-2.
Emily Lee, 25, was initially alerted to the fact that her baby wasn’t developing at the expected rate while she was pregnant and when Abigail was born via C-section, she weighed just 2lbs 9ounces.
The mum-of-two said: ‘Abigail grows two grams a day versus an ounce a day so she’ll still be seven pounds at her next birthday.
‘She’s barely big enough for baby clothing.’ So I’m not sure what we’ll do when she’s old enough to tell me she no longer wants to wear coat.’
‘My best buddy has a two-year-old, and it’s incredible to see them together. Toys for kids her age are enormous in comparison to her.’
She eats like a normal child, but she can’t do a lot of things that a two-year-old can, and it’s her size that’s holding her back.
Abigail was not formally diagnosed until she was eight weeks old, despite her parents’ knowledge that she was growing considerably slower than typical.
Abigail had to stay in the hospital at that period, but she was eventually permitted to come home with her mother, Bryan, 25, and older sister Samantha, four, who is not sick.
Emily said: ‘When I was pregnant, she was always three weeks behind in her development.
‘I had a c-section at 36 weeks and she went straight into intensive care.
‘She was doing everything normally, she was breathing and eating fine but she was tiny.
‘When she was diagnosed, we’d never heard of this type of dwarfism so had absolutely no idea what it was and for months I struggled to find anyone who had been through the same and could help.’
‘I simply sat in my car in the hospital parking lot and wept for two hours the day she was diagnosed because I didn’t know what to do.’
‘She is healthy, but she has had problems since she was born with dislocated hips. She is unable to walk, but she crawls and attends treatment.’ We’re having difficulties finding glasses that fit her since she has extremely terrible eyesight.’
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It’s difficult to strike a balance between a kid with special needs and a youngster who doesn’t because Samantha is aware that her sister needs more assistance.
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Samantha is an absolute rock star; she participates in every treatment session and is quite protective.’
