When he was born, he was diagnosed with diastrophic dwarfism, a very disabling condition, and his parents were told that he would never walk, he would never talk, he would have no intellectual capacity, and he would probably not even recognize them.
Quando ele nasceu, foi diagnosticado com nanismo diastrófico, uma doença muito incapacitante, e disseram aos pais que ele nunca andaria, nunca falaria, não teria nenhuma capacidade intelectual, e provavelmente nem os iria reconhecer.