Medical mystery: The youngest person in the world

Already 3 and a half years old, Kenadie Jourdin - Bromley was only 69cm tall and weighed about 4.5 kg, just like a 1-month-old infant. Kenadie is a dwarf from the womb, the medical term is primordial dwarf.

Kenadie Jourdin - Bromley.
(Photo: CAND)

Dr. Charles Scott, one of the world's best experts on dwarfism, Skeletal Dysplasia co-director at Children's Hospital Alfred I. DuPont (USA), said, the disease is dwarfed from Kenadie's eggs were so rare that there were only about 125 such people in the US and Canada. Dwarfs are from eggs, unlike other dwarfs, of normal size, but growth is stagnant right from conception.

In fact, the name comes from one of the definitions of Primorial (since conception). Kenadie weighs only 1.1 kg when born. Kenadie's mother, Brianne Jourdin-Bromley, recalled: 'Reviving her, I just wanted to hear her cry to make sure she could live. Finally, Kenadie also lives, and everyone hears it cry like a cute little cat crying. '

Kenadie can look so small that nurses call it " little girl " (Thumbelina). The doctors admitted that they had never seen the baby so small, even thinking that the diagnosis of her mother's pregnancy was inaccurate, and in fact, no one believed she could exist. However, Kenadie still lives.

Recalling when she was born, Court Bromley's father proudly said : 'None of us can believe our eyes anymore. I have never seen an incredibly incredible creature that has been given such a good form. ' It was so small that Brianne and Court thought they were both defective genes, making a tiny baby like Kenadie born into their family.

"The only way to recognize these genetic defects is after they have such a child," said Dr. Charles Scott . We do not know why there is a genetic defect. It is impossible to improve or change that situation at all, it is just luck. '

Kenadie has experienced so-called developmental stagnation in the early stages of conception , and will face many health risks. The dwarves' bones are very fragile and easy to break. The second is the risk of scoliosis (scoliosis) and ultimately heart problems. But perhaps there is nothing more dangerous for Kenadie than an aneurysm (blood), which is always capable of breaking and Kenadie may die.

7 pound Kenadie at 2 years old i (Photo: sitewelder)

Not just a Kenadie in the dwarf world. At the age of 25, Riley is one of the dwarves from the oldest eggs. Like Kenadie, Riley also experienced growth delays from the moment she was conceived, and she did not know how to speak before age 3. Riley has gone through many hardships that Kenadie is going to face: the first realization that she is the most different and smallest person of her kind, and always subject to unusual scrutiny and reaction. from society.

For now, the biggest heartache for Riley is finding clothes to wear: There is no match for this 25-year-old woman, because baby clothes don't have this kind of look, while people Riley just needs a sleeve! With a modest height of 1m, this dwarf woman loves to go shopping in children's shops.

Self-reliant from childhood, she did not like to depend on anyone. She is currently trading Mary Kay cosmetics with her mother and driving a car. Of course, that car was specially designed for dwarves like her. It was unexpected to know that she was a good student.

Kenadie's parents saw Riley as a good example for their children to follow, and hoped that Kenadie would be as good as Riley one day. For her part, Riley trusted Kenadie to be better than her, because society was growing and giving priorities to women. She gave Kenadie a word of advice: 'Follow what my heart tells . anything, and decide not to let your self-deprecation die.'

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