'Your son is literally giving me all the red flags of SMA and time is critical.'
"Before treatment was around, it was the number one genetic killer of infants. SMA Type One, which is what Blaise has, these children didn't live past one or two," says Makenzie.The warning signs were there a few weeks after he was born. Makenzie witnessed her precious bundle of joy getting weaker, instead of stronger.
Their doctor referred Blaise to a neurologist and genetic specialist, but it was tough timing. It was March 2020, right at the start of the"Your son is literally giving me all the red flags of SMA and time is critical." That made Makenzie push even harder to quickly get a neurology appointment for Blaise. She got one and that lead to the official diagnosis of SMA. Makenzie says they were able to quickly start him on the medications using gene therapy.Toddler paralyzed by rare Guillain-Barré Syndrome still recovering
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