While pregnant, Katherine’s baby Arabella was diagnosed, and then re-diagnosed with several conditions that were all fatal forms of Dwarfism, including Thanatophoric Dysplasia, Short Rib Polydactyly syndrome, and a major heart defect.
She and her husband Jeff were told to either terminate the pregnancy, or plan a funeral. They chose to continue the pregnancy. Arabella is now a beautiful 2 year old. She was officially diagnosed with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, a sub-type of Short Rib Polydactyly syndrome. This syndrome has a 30-50 percent survival rate.
Katherine is now expecting her third child, Shiloh. Shiloh has also been diagnosed EVC, as well as a major heart defect. They do not know if Shiloh will live, but are grateful for everyday they have with her.
