Alex - the boy never grew

At 23 months, Alex Connerty is not like any normal kid. At 61 cm tall and weighs less than 6 kg at the present time, Alex is destined to become the only natural dwarf dwarf in the UK, never growing over a height of 1m.

Last May, stunted boy Alex Connerty in Maghull, England was officially diagnosed with Type II congenital dwarf disease (MOPD II) - a disease that inhibits the normal development of the body right from At the time of birth, it is very rare and has not found a cause. In fact, there is 1 case in about 3 million people. MOPD II patient lives the longest and reaches 43 years of age.

Although she had her sister Jessica and her brother Michael, Alex was still the most anticipated child of the Connerty family, because her mother Sue had 3 miscarriages before.

Pregnancy Alex to the 30th week, Ms. Sue was really worried because she could never see her baby stirring. The ultrasound film made her panic even more: Alex in the womb has stopped ever since.

On April 11, 2005, little Alex was born after an emergency caesarean section with a weight of 0.9 kg, 30 cm long from the toe to the top of the head. The baby's hand is only as big as the adult's thumb.

After 3 months of struggling with the serious complications of stomach and lung at Ormskirk Hospital, Alex was finally returned to reunite with his family, bringing with him many suspicious or inexplicable things around his body. baby and too slow to develop.

Alex Connerty's family

Since then, three times John Connerty's father had to make an emergency revival for his young son. At this moment, Alex is still very weak due to unusual fainting or visits.

Dr. Charles Scott - one of the world's leading experts on congenital dwarfism recommends: If there is no appropriate treatment, the bigger Alex will get more dangerous complications. No one dared to make sure the boy could survive.

Soon, Alex will face severe physical degeneration: poor eyesight, curved spine, deformed teeth - in fact most children with dwarfism must be born with dentures 6 year old.

However, those symptoms are still not as dangerous as an aneurysm - the blood vessel can break and cause Alex to die at any time. Alex is currently unable to speak, he communicates with people with gestures and emotions on his face. Eating is also very difficult because food can only ' penetrate ' through the tube into the stomach.

Alex Connerty

In order to have health treatment for his unfortunate son, the Connerty family is now launching a charitable campaign called 'Walking with Giants', hoping to bring Alex to America to find Meet the best experts.

If they were lucky, they could attend the ' American Dwarves ' Conference to be held in June this year in Seattle. 'Alex will have the opportunity to meet friends with the plight and to see: the baby is not alone in the lonely world'.

Thuy Van