Elma Godwin, a 33-year-old media content producer from Dallas, Texas, was overwhelmed with joy and disbelief when she first laid eyes on her newborn daughter, Aninoritse Bridget-Chimereya Ludart. Born on Sept. 13, “Ani” arrived with a rare white streak in her hair—the very same stripe her mother has had since birth.
The unique trait, a mark of their shared genetic condition, called piebaldism, immediately captured the attention of everyone in the delivery room, from nurses to doctors.