General Chat

Hi folks,

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Mayfield :-D

I know a woman whose son was an achondraplastic(?) dwarf. He died a few years ago now but she is only too willing to talk about the condition and how it affected the family.

One thing I would never have thought of was the fact that the poor little boy screamed almost incessantly as a little child because he was in great pain. His organs were growing at a faster pace than his ribs which could not accommodate them properly so they were compressed.

He grew up resentful because of the condition and his older brother was in a lot of fights at school protecting him from bullies. It does affect the family in ways that they might not be prepared for.

The main problems young people with Achondroplasia have tend to be constant ear infections the possibility if damage to the neck and spine as well as joint injury so sadly no bouncy castles etc. They do however get very resourceful at dealing with day to day tasks.
The most important thing is to be treated as an individual just like everyone should be and not as odd, or to be ignored ;-)