While doctors didn’t believe baby Jude Peters would survive, his parents never gave up hope.
“They prepared us that Jude might not be compatible with life outside the womb,” said Jude’s mother, Hannah Peters.
Doctors told her that he wasn’t growing properly throughout her pregnancy, saying his lifespan would only be three weeks after birth.
“They held him up in the air so I could see him and we always say it was a ‘warrior cry.’ He really did, he let out a ‘warrior cry,’” said Hannah, who is from North Carolina, according to WCNC.
Jude was diagnosed with Type 1 RCDP, a genetic disorder that shortens the bones in his arms and legs. The disorder is incredibly rare, with but 100 kids worldwide having it.
“When we first started learning about RCDP, it was really scary, you know? You get on Google and Google tells you, say ‘goodbye,’” Hannah added.
Jude is now 2 years old, but he wears clothes meant for a toddler.
“It’s really amazing to see all of the support and we couldn’t do it without Jude’s tribe,” said Hannah.
Doctors in Delaware, she said, are looking to find a cure.
And for the past several years, Jude has received a lot of fan mail.
“This is what we’ve been searching for,” she said. “This is what we’ve been praying for, because it’s really hard watching your child go through pain.”
(H/T - Rare.us)
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