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Lane, 9 months, was diagnosed with WS one month
ago. Our
family practitioner detected a slight heart murmur, and referred her to a cardiologist who
mentioned Williams Syndrome. We had the FISH Test done, and the results came back
with a positive diagnosis. We have had all the physical base tests completed and so
far, Lane is physically okay except for the heart murmur, which was aortic ventricular
stenosis. She will not need surgery. She is at a normal height and weight gain
for her age. Developmentally, she seems to be a little slow; she is sitting up,
starting to do the movements for crawling, but we're waiting for that full-belly laugh.
She loves to eat, and eats everything (from meatloaf to pizza). She is still
breastfeeding but sleeps through the night (7 to 5). Like other WS kids, she is so
happy and "smiley." Once she started smiling (at 4 months), she hasn't
stopped since. The diagnosis is still new to us, and we are going through the
different emotional feelings of grieving to feeling completely overwhelmed by this new
direction our lives have taken, but on living day-to-day, Lane is our baby, our pride and
joy, and we enjoy watching her interact with new the things and people she encounters in
her life.
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