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Archive Home > 2012 > January > 05 > ‘Learning curve"

‘Learning curve"

Child's diagnosis with rare disorder leads parents to help establish a support system

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
January 5, 2012

From the beginning, it was apparent to Joseph Shirtcliff's parents, Ken and Carmela, that the little boy was not normal.

He stopped breathing when he was two weeks old and had to be rushed to the hospital. He lacked muscle tone. As he grew, he didn't hit the normal developmental milestones:....

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