eyelashes and other characteristics

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Someone was curious about the characteristics. There are a few common

char. of mito disorders according to our specialist, and Abbey is the

" poster-child " . Her most obvious is of course, long, thick lashes.

However, our specialist also pointed out that she has a high, narrow,

arched palate (roof of mouth) and droopy cheeks. She also held her

mouth open, although with ST she is beginning to close it more often

than not. She had a difficult time sucking, it seemed to take too much

effort and she had reflux, almost always arching her back. She has

seizures and also had sleep myoclonus in her first few months. She has

always slept more than other infants her age and has had constipation

from day one. Also, this may sound crazy, the dr. explained that mito

children, like down syndrome kids, have a unique pattern in their

fingerprints. Abbey's fingerprints have this pattern. Fingerprints

were a way of confirming down syndrome and other disorders before

technology. He works with the Amish, therefore still uses a lot of old

methods of medical treatments. There are other soft signs but these

are the most common. I don't know why these are so common but from

reading other posts it seems we all have a lot in common. hope

everyone has a great day.

, mom to Abbey : 3yrs. w/ mito complexI