Defying the Odds: Allie Wallace, a Walking Miracle of Hope

Defying the odds: Allie Wallace, a walking miracle of hope

Cri du Chat Syndrome Awareness Month celebrated by RTC Services  SUBMITTED BY RTC SERVICES  5p- Syndrome, also known as Cri du Chat Syndrome (French for “cry of the cat”), is a rare genetic condition caused by a deletion on the short arm (the “p” arm) of chromosome 5.  Affecting approximately 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 newborns, this syndrome is named for the high-pitched cry that many infants with the condition make, resembling the mewing of a kitte…

A little can do so much ... family's journey of hope after 'miracle' baby defies medical odds

Elise Little with her ‘miracle’ 17-month-old Marcel at Canberra Hospital Foundation’s Give Me Five launch. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. Elise Little’s third child arrived in the bathroom of Canberra Hospital at midnight on Christmas Day, 2023. Elise had suffered a life-threatening placental abruption and her baby boy was born unresponsive. “The hospital team resuscitated him and he went straight on life support,” Elise recalls. “We were told he had lo…