When two people decide to bring a child into this world, there is no guarantee that they will come out exactly as you wanted, however, one couple is suing their medical team after they discovered their baby girl was born disabled.
Regan Hooker and Wayne Ball did everything they were supposed to when they were expecting their first child together. They went to every doctor appointment and got every scan they were supposed to in order to make sure that the pregnancy was progressing normally.
Yet a few months after the birth of baby Aria, the couple noticed something seemed off with their baby, and after getting an MRI, doctors discovered Aria was born with Aicardi Syndrome, which is when the tissue connecting the left and right halves of the brain is either underdeveloped or totally missing.
Now the couple is suing their sonographer and specialist radiologist for $2.5 million dollars for ‘medical negligence’ because the condition should have been detected during routine ultrasounds, and if they had known of the condition, they would have terminated the pregnancy.
The parents claim they need that money to cover the extensive costs of baby Aria’s medical treatments to manage her hearing loss, vision issues, scoliosis, developmental delays, and a dislocated hip. “I would love to be able to stay at home and care for Aria but it’s just not possible with so many therapies and treatments to pay for,” said Hooker, who started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for treatment.
“She has always shown us signs of being a fighter, and we also are fighting in her corner for a better quality of life for Aria,” Hooker wrote.
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