Verity turned 8 years old on Feb. 28, less than three weeks ahead of Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, which is celebrated nationally on March 18. Her condition, also called Edwards syndrome, occurs when ...

Verity turned 8 years old on Feb. 28, less than three weeks ahead of Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, which is celebrated nationally on March 18. Her condition, also called Edwards syndrome, occurs when ...

Only 50% of newborns with trisomy 18 live past the first week of life, and only 5%-10% of newborns with trisomy 18 live past one year of age, due to a wide range of physical and mental developmental ...

Marshall kid and Trisomy 18 survivor A’Shana Williams, 11, and her family recently journeyed on a magical trip to Walt Disney World thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Contributed Photos) ...

Caleb had Trisomy 18. It is a genetic disorder that occurs when there is an extra copy of a chromosome in a person’s body. People born with Trisomy 18 typically have a short life expectancy.

Trisomy 18 is the second-most common type of trisomy syndrome, after trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). About 1 in every 5,000 babies are born with trisomy 18, and most are female.

A prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 18 often comes with advice to abort, a choice that 75% of U.S. parents and 90% of European parents decide to make, according to SOFT.

Trisomy 18 can cause respiratory failure, heart defects, club feet and intellectual impairment. But some of those conditions are treatable. Hearts can be fixed; airways can be opened.

Trisomy 18 can cause respiratory failure, heart defects, club feet and intellectual impairment. But some of those conditions are treatable. Hearts can be fixed; airways can be opened.

Trisomy 18 typically results in life-threatening complications for a baby, but one little girl, Georgia, is proof of how one can live with it.