Parents share infant’s journey with rare birth defect

Niyant Patel, MD, pediatric craniofacial surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital, discusses the case of one-year-old Wesley McDonald, Louisville, who was treated at the hospital's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center for craniosynostosis, a birth defect in which the bones in a baby's skull join together too early. Originally aired on www.fox8.com on December 15, 2022.

[@jliz1926]

Akron childrens hospital saved my life as an infant 61 years ago. Great Hospital and Excellent Dr's

[@clairemenzies6218]

Oh, what a lovely happy looking little boy.

[@uwpride]

What is strong little guy!! He’s so cute too!

[@u.s.a.1957]

33 years ago my daughter was born with craniofacial dysplesia .. we were SHOCKED...

[@Tj-TrustJESUS]

Prayers for complete healing for Precious Wesley!! LORD BLESS YOU Precious One 🙏 ❤️

[@Kissameassa538]

This little boy is so lucky to have you as parents. I think you have done a wonderful job bringing him up and he is so strong. Keep being the brilliant mother and father you are being and may God have you all in his thoughts …. Blessings from the UK ❤️🇬🇧

[@susanwills4723]

I so glad he’s come through the operation. He’s such a beautiful boy and he looks so happy. God bless you all.

[@gmllatha6410]

I'm glad the baby is doing great. God bless you lil one. 😍😘

[@babbsdecor4636]

Thank you for sharing. Your little one is adorable and so happy.

[@dawn881]

what a cutie pie!!!so glad this worked out

[@MS-qd6bm]

God bless this family.

[@laurenclendening5331]

When I had my daughter, the doctor's made a diagnosis of 'newborn craniostenosis of the sagittal suture' meaning the 2 skull bones that meet in the middle had overlapped and fused together. She had surgery to repair it when she was 3 weeks old and weighed 6 pounds. She stayed in the hospital for a week. This was in1983, and I still remember my feelings of 'I did this to her!'. It turned out it was genetics. I hope your son continues to do well.

[@JoeGoodman-ml4qk]

Great news and great parents

[@melissat5162]

This was randomly on my suggestions. My oldest was born with metopic craniosynostosis (very obvious at birth) 15 years ago and had surgery at 8 months old. We, too, had never heard of craniosynostosis, and it was absolutely terrifying. He's a normal teenager driving me crazy now 😜.

[@KM-by5iu]

What a beautiful baby❤️ May you all live happily ever after. ✝️

[@carrieanncancino5118]

God what a cutie. I hope he does wonderful and recovers fully. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@kels43]

I have been through this. When my son was 8 months old, he needed double brain surgery. Scariest day of my life! He is doing very well and is very smart😀👍!

[@judymcgowan2881]

I have a nephew born 44 years ago that was born 3 weeks early at 7 lbs.Normal birth and healthy. We noticed his head was flat on the sides and longer in front when he caught pneumonia and was in the hospital they noticed that it didn’t look quite right in the way it was growing. So they did a CT on his head and saw that his soft spots had already grown shut at around almost 3 months. So they said they would have to do surgery and remove a piece of skull and replace it with a plastic . While they were doing the surgery they found out that almost all of his soft spots, the pieces in the skull that are loose and open so the brain can develop had grown shut already. And they said if they had waited any longer to die the surgery that he probably might have had some brain damage. It was scary for my sister and her husband but this boy, our man now had no problems smartest went to college has his bachelor degree and a very good job. It’s amazing what they can do and things are even more advanced now. They told her that he was lucky because they had could do this because they had to do this on soldiers that were in the war With skull wounds.

[@tammythomas851]

God blessed your child and family!

[@mistywright9706]

Awww he is so sweet 🥹

[@kellyek6745]

My daughter, who is now 39 yrs old, had surgery for this at 9 mos old. You would not guess it in a million years by looking at her, unless you run your fingers through her hair. There is normalcy and hope after healing!

[@khansaq988]

Sooo cute

[@Chrisbackgroovey]

My son had this. He had a cranial ridge when he was born, no soft spots. He did not need surgery thankfully.

[@indiamoore8988]

Amazing and amazing Wesley he's a cutie pie 😊❤

[@Freeblueface]

Hes beautiful🥰😍😍

[@daisi4925]

Bless you and your. Keep strong in the Lord

[@staygolden3935]

I’m glad he’s doing so much better now!! ❤

[@sophiethefrenchie]

Who are these parents ? Release links to their social media please so we can support them! Thanks

[@henitana8494]

Aww Sooo adorable. Thank God he made it ae thank God . Now he's bouncing back to life like it never existed. Well, it's over that hurdle and time to move on . Go baby ! That's the attitude we all need. Stay close to the ascended Christ and give thanks for his life and what great loving parents

[@henitana8494]

And extended family , friends, medical team

[@sylviagomez8657]

Poor thing

[@minervabautista-caringal382]

He is a brave cute baby boy be strong baby my prayers for you God bless baby🙏🙏🙏

[@marydavis8132]

Praise God for your babies strong recovery. 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💜 He is so darned adorable and it is clear to see he is a very happy baby boy.. Good Job MoM and DaD.. well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼

[@hoptoit5910]

I guess you could contact the hospital and leave your details with them and see if they would be able to pass your info onto the parents? I couldn’t make out if they said ‘Afron children’s hospital’ or ‘Akron childrens’

[@janedieuart]

my daughter was born with this, and it was a truly traumatic thing to go through. Today she is absolutely perfect, you can't even see the scar or tell anything was ever wrong. She recovered from the surgery in about 3 days. Babies are wonderfully resilient but their poor parents, less so!

[@AsBeautiful471]

Is there anyway I can get in touch with these parents? I’ve been through this.

[@irenedavo3768]

Akron Childrens Hospital

[@lindad1195]

You’d probably have to contact Akron childrens hospital to get in touch with these parents.

[@jessicak4913]

Praise god ❤ what a little miracle

[@kymomma9335]

It says the moms name on the video just look her up on social media.

[@wacygirl]

Bump

[@mamatee5042]

❤❤❤

[@sophiethefrenchie]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Migrainemom42]

When my son was less than 24 hours old, he had already had his X-rays. MCV - Richmond Va- did his surgery when he was almost 3 months.

[@kaylachipman4083]

He a little cute little guy.

[@thomasplouffe1363]

oh poor swollen little man, like dang poor little man

[@MuhammadAhmad-gm2uq]

If you recite the below mentioned prayer 400 or 2000 times, all of your baby's diseases will vanish by the permission of Allah (all glory and praise be to Him). "O Allah, send prayers, peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad, the medicine of hearts and their treatment, the soundness of bodies and their cure, the light of vision and its illumination, the spirit of all spirits and the secret of their endurance."

[@christine-ep4bx]

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[@shanx7706]

Jesus is the only way

[@francine8057]

Keep it rare please. Teach him as he grows older about genetics and not having children