A few weeks ago, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia denied a kidney transplant for Mia Rivera. Her story sparked interest from across the internet. Now, the hospital is willing to consider the transplant. Amelia Rivera, who is called “Mia”, is three years old. She has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. It is a chromosomal disorder that is caused by a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. This is the type of disorder that an infant is born with, (and not something that can develop later on in life). Children who have Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome tend to have wide spaced eyes, a … Continue reading →

A three year old girl named Amelia has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. She also needs a kidney transplant. Her mother claims that a doctor has denied her daughter’s transplant specifically because her daughter is developmentally delayed. This has created a ton of controversy across the internet. Chrissy Rivera is a mother of three children. She has two sons who are healthy. She also has a three year old daughter, named Amelia, who has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. This is a chromosomal disorder that is caused by a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. It is something that an infant is born … Continue reading →