Boy With Rare Condition Was Given Only 2–5 Years to Live, Defies the Odds and Celebrates 5th Birthday

Boy With Rare Condition Was Given Only 2–5 Years to Live, Defies the Odds and Celebrates 5th Birthday
Courtesy of Jason and Tara Borofka
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A little boy diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder at 5 months old has defied the odds by turning 5 years old and is now thriving at his home in Texas.

Jason and Tara Borofka of Salinas, California, welcomed their only child, JT, on Sept. 13, 2018. Five years later, the couple had a huge birthday party in their new hometown of Lavon, Texas, to celebrate their son turning 5—a day they feared they'd never see.