13-month-old Gracie will be spending her first Thanksgiving at home while also being able to enjoy food by mouth.
It will be a special Thanksgiving indeed for a baby girl and her family in Westchester County. Marcus Solis has the story.A 13-month-old girl in Westchester born prematurely with a rare disorder that makes it hard for her to breathe and swallow will spend her first Thanksgiving at home.In this case, it was a pre-Thanksgiving meal of pureed turkey, sweet potato and even chocolate mousse.
"She's full of life...she's a fighter, she's worked for everything and this poor kid has been through so much," said mom Susan Milton. One of the characteristics of Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome is an enlarged tongue that obstructs airflow, making both eating and breathing difficult. In her first four months, Gracie underwent a tracheotomy and tongue reduction surgery to improve airflow.
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