William & Jordon
William is our April 22q Calendar Spotlight. Shortly after his birth, his parents noticed something wasn’t right.
Robin & McKenna
Robin has been a feature story for us in the past, this time we want to share how she is working the front lines helping to educate others about the COVID19 vaccine.
Amirah
I had a normal pregnancy with Amirah so I had all the usual hopes and dreams prior to delivery that my child would be happy and healthy.
Cassie Lira
Cassie Lira was born September 10, 2008 as a full term healthy 6 pound 14 ounce little girl. As she got older she was not gaining weight or growing in height.
Amy Rogers
Amy was born a blue baby. She had difficulty feeding, frequent illnesses and cried with discomfort almost constantly. At 13 months, Amy had heart surgery to repair a large VSD and release a vascular ring.
Jonathan Christopher Adams
Jonathan (“John”) Christopher Adams is now 21 years old. He was not diagnosed with Chromosome 22q 11.2 Deletion Syndrome until about the age of 13. He also has been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Complex.
Easton
Easton was born in Raleigh, NC on April 4, 2014. He was a big boy weighing in at 9lbs and 7ozs. When he was born and we only knew about his cleft lip.
Jordan James
Hi everyone! I am Jordan James (JJ) and I am 4 years old (soon to be 5)! I decided to make my appearance 6 and a half weeks early and spent my first 6 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Bernando
My son Bernando was born in Connecticut and diagnosed with 22q11.2 at birth. After his birth, he immediately had his first surgery which he did great!
Zane
Zane was born premature in Dallas, Texas on December 22, 2015. Unfortunately, he had a lot of struggles in the beginning of his young life and spent the first nine months of his life in the hospital.