Tag Archive: Failure to Thrive

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Rare Disease Day: Down Syndrome with Hirschsprung’s Disease

Rare Disease Day happens every year on the last day of February. As a parent to a child with two rare diseases, this day is particularly important to me.

Aimee Sharp
Mom with smiling infant

Failure to Thrive: Nutrition to the Rescue

Children under three years of age who have an unusually low weight and height for their age group may be diagnosed with "failure to thrive" (FTT).

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS