"My sweet Sequoya was diagnosed with 1p36 deletion at the age of 3. Sequoya spent much of her first year in the hospital fighting for her life, under went open heart surgery at 6 months old, and was treated by many, many specialists and therapists throughout her young life. After years of searching for the cause of her heart condition and severe physical and developmental delays, I finally found what I had been looking for... a blog about 1p36 deletion, I researched this condition and asked her genetic doctor to do a blood test checking for this syndrome. Finally, Sequoya had a diagnosis and my family and I had a place to belong. The support, love, and information provided by other families affected by this syndrome has been invaluable to me. Awareness is key!"
From Sequoya's mom Elisha.