THEY were warned their baby could be born with genetic defects yet they decided to continue with the pregnancy. The decision wasn’t an easy one – there were indications during the 16-week prenatal ultrasound that their child could have Down syndrome.
But Nadia and Stefan van Graan wanted another baby and knew they’d love the child no matter what.
When their daughter Leah was born she didn’t show any signs of having Down syndrome. Still, things were complicated. Her arms and legs were short. Her head was big. And then her backbone began to curve.
In the months that followed, her parents took her to a slew of medical specialists hoping for a diagnosis,
