Emily and Darren

Parents of Parker (15) Christopher (4) and Jacob (2). Christopher has Hurler Syndrome (MPS Type 1) and has had a stem cell transplant.

Docs didn’t look at the Whole Child: It took a year to get the Hurler diagnosis.

Parents of a son with Hurler Syndrome talk about the road to diagnosis and all the signs the doctors missed. “When you have children with multiple problems, look at the whole child. The hand doctor was looking at his hands. the hip doctor was looking at his hips.”

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Emily and Darren

Docs didn’t look at the Whole Child: It took a year to get the Hurler diagnosis.

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