Many parents enjoy showing off adorable photos of their brand new babies to friends and family. This was also true for Patricia Williams.<\/p>\n
She snapped photos of her son with tenderness. But when she tried to show off his photo collection to her friends, she got an unpleasant shock.<\/p>\n
Off The RecordBaby Mocked For Having White Hair \u2013 But Wait Till You See How He Looks Years Later
\nMany parents enjoy showing off adorable photos of their brand new babies to friends and family. This was also true for Patricia Williams.<\/p>\n
She snapped photos of her son with tenderness. But when she tried to show off his photo collection to her friends, she got an unpleasant shock.<\/p>\n
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Patricia gave birth to her son Redd in 2012. The baby boy\u2019s mother didn\u2019t notice that he had white hair until he was two months old, among other things.<\/p>\n
When Dale looked up why their baby\u2019s eyes kept darting from side to side, he discovered something shocking: this was a typical indicator of albinism.<\/p>\n
Patricia was doubtful because she had never heard of the term, but the boy certainly displayed the symptoms of albinism, including extremely fair skin, white hair, and tracking eyes.<\/p>\n
The pair then consulted with an optician and geneticist for a more definitive diagnosis.<\/p>\n
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\nOculocutaneous Albinism Type 1 (OCA1), which affects 1 in 17,000 persons worldwide, was confirmed as Redd\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n
Patricia remembers the eager anticipation of the hospital personnel at the birth of Redd because of his unusual white hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n
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\nPatricia, her husband, and their firstborn son, Gage, all had blonde hair, so she didn\u2019t bat an eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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