PHOENIX — Most parents have no idea what they would do if a child was diagnosed with a rare illness. But PANDA, People Acting Now Discover Answers, is a group loaded with active Arizona moms is doing all it can to improve treatments and cures for devastating childhood diseases.
Unsure if this was Peyton's only diagnosis, doctors immediately admitted her to the NICU. After roughly 9 weeks of testing her mom says Peyton was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition called VACTERL syndrome. These physicians are devoted to improving the health of children, including the areas of cancer and blood diseases, GI disorders, autism and autoimmune disorders.
Peyton went through several tests revealing the narrowing of her esophagus. A swallow study, would also reveal she had difficulty swallowing and breathing any time she would eat."It was crazy. She started sitting up. She started rolling over, just started walking. All later than planned, but it all kind of came together after that," said Augustin.
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