Brielle Manning has been fighting through seizures for over a year, but the dust has settled and her family is now seeing some relief.
Brielle suffers from an incredibly rare disease called DUP15q Syndrome. This is a chromosome abnormality condition that happens when an extra copy of chromosome 15 is present in every cell. As a result, it causes a number of severe problems due to the immense duplication. It affects motor skills and causes seizures and speech delays. To learn more, click here.
Brielle suffers from all of these symptoms, as her mother Cortney works diligently toward spreading awareness and finding available treatment. Because not much is known about the disease, there isn’t much closure. Cortney has no definitive answer as to whether her daughter will ever walk or speak properly again.
As stunned as the family was by the diagnosis, they won’t sit back and remain stagnant. The overall experience has only made them more proactive. They have now dedicated their lives toward advocating for the disease and putting their daughter first. The local community has caught on to the advocacy and are now joining in.
