Hi! A friend of mine has a baby girl who is currently 3 months old and only weighs 6 lbs. According to her, the doctors say she was born without a corpus collosum. She also is missing chromosome 20A and has a duplication of chrosomsome 20B (although perhaps she misheard and the doctors really said 20p? We can't find any further information on 20B but we are no experts of course). She is also missing a rib and has butterfly vertebrae.
The doctors have told my friend she should invest in getting her child a helmet (I'm guessing to protect its brain) but my friend refuses. I think my friend is in denial because she insists there is nothing wrong with her child and that her daughter is a "perfectly healthy and normal little girl". I desperately wish that was the case but I am afraid the harsh reality is that this child is NOT okay and my friend is not getting this child the proper care it needs.
It is also important to note that this child has extremely odd facial features (low-set abnormally small ears, eyes that appear consistently dilated, etc.). This child also can sleep for 3 hours at a time, is not social and does not truly appear super tuned into its surroundings.
Many people have repeatedly suggested to my friend that she take her baby to another doctor for tests to figure out if she has an exact condition (maybe Aicardi syndrome?) She has had issues with her doctor along the way anyway yet refuses to seek the opinions of multiple doctors (I can't even believe the doctor allowed this baby to leave the NICU). Still my friend insists that her child is "healthy and just a small girl".
TLDR; I am deeply concerned for this child's well being, and I am afraid of what may happen to this child should its health issues continue to be neglected.
What is your opinion of this childs condition based on the information I have provided and how could I help his child?
Thank you so much.
Submitted November 27, 2018 at 04:57AM by iggystarlust https://ift.tt/2E01vuG
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