Meet Alton, Miracle Child!

Alton was born with Down Syndrome which occurs when an individual has a full and partial extra copy of chromosome 21.  This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes the characteristics associated with Down Syndrome.

Throughout his life, Alton has also been diagnosed with Autism and heart, digestive, and immune system issues.  He has been treated at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital for many of these issues and has grown to love his doctors, especially Dr. Vicari.  Alton is quite the ladies’ man, and is a gold medalist in track events and softball throw at the Special Olympics!  Alton’s dad is a manager at a local Walmart Distribution Center that helped to get Alton to Boston when he needed surgery on his heart!

Did you know?

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital has dedicated pediatric cardiologists who are trained in treating complex pediatric heart conditions.  Pediatric heart-related problems include heart murmurs, abnormal heart rhythm, irregular heart beat, chest pain, fainting spells, and congenital heart disease.

Count down to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital’s Mediathon with us as we highlight some our patients that will be sharing their story with us live next week on iHeartMedia, WAFB-TV Channel 9, and the Louisiana Business Inc Publications!  To learn more about Mediathon, click here!