Hypochondroplasia kid: January 2014

What is hypochondroplasia?

Hypochondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. This condition affects the conversion of cartilage into bone (a process called ossification), particularly in the long bones of the arms and legs. Hypochondroplasia is similar to another skeletal disorder called achondroplasia, but the features tend to be milder.

All people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 centimeters to 165 centimeters (4 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to 151 centimeters (4 feet, 2 inches to 4 feet, 11 inches).

People with hypochondroplasia have short arms and legs and broad, short hands and feet. Other characteristic features include a large head, limited range of motion at the elbows, a sway of the lower back (lordosis), and bowed legs. These signs are generally less pronounced than those seen with achondroplasia and may not be noticeable until early or middle childhood. Some studies have reported that a small percentage of people with hypochondroplasia have mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, but other studies have produced conflicting results.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Who R U

Coleman is heading back to see Dr. Flint in Lafayette, LA on Monday, January 6,2013. He is doing good. I will let everyone know what she says about the neutropin growth hormones and what she thinks his progress is .
He is doing well, in school, in health and emotionally. He asked this year about why he was shorter, why he had to take shots, why it had to be him. I told him like I tell my kids all the time. Everyone has something they have to overcome or something that makes their life harder. My oldest son Carter is autistic and I have ADD, Coleman has hypochondroplasia. I wish I could take their pain away sometimes but if I did I would rob them of who they will be. I have freak out moments where I cry and ask God my savior, my friend, my Lord why, why us? I know in my heart he has and will be an encouragement to other kids. What we see as weakness God uses for his glory. Coco is a tough little thing and I wouldn't change him for the world.