An Ohio baby with Down syndrome overcame some sizable bumps early on in life—all of it before turning 2 years old. She overcame cancer not once but twice. And she was born deaf, yet, thanks to receiving cochlear implants, the child was able to hear sounds for the first time. Her story of survival is nothing short of incredible.
When Valerie Revell-Rosian, from Strongsville, Ohio, gave birth to Grace in August 2017, the news doctors had for her was devastating. “When Grace was born, doctors let us know that she has Down syndrome, and she also had […] a form of leukemia that is typical in children with Down syndrome,” she recalls, per People. The woman describes hearing about the news of her daughter’s illness as “a hard punch in the gut.”
