Mom devastated as BOTH of her children are diagnosed with rare condition dubbed 'childhood Alzheimer's' READ MORE: Parents of children with 'childhood Alzheimer's' reveal cruel reality Do you have a health story? Email us at [email protected] By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:44 EDT, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 12:58 EDT, 27 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments An Ohio couple is contending with the devastating news that both of their young children have a rare disorder dubbed ‘baby Alzheimer's .
' Stella and Roman Arnold, four and five years old, respectively, have a rare genetic condition that causes worsening neurological decline in children similar to that experienced by adult Alzheimer’s patients . Stella and Roman are defying the odds, however, having been given life expectancies of about three years. But their mother, Jillian Arnold, is already grieving her babies in anticipation of her gut-wrenching loss.
She said: ‘It is such a strange feeling grieving a child that you are still holding in your arms. I try not to ignore those feelings when they arise, but I also try not to dwell on them.’ Stella (center left) and Roman Arnold (center right) have a rare genetic condition that causes progressive neurological decline similar to Alzheimer’s disease in adults.
They are pictured with their parents Donald (far left) and Jillian (far right) Stella and Roman are defying the odds, having been given life expectancies of only three yea.
