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Taylor Marcello was born on July 1, 1993. Taylor was 13 inches long and 1 pound 13 ounces. Taylor is now a freshman in high school and a whopping 17 pounds, 37 inches tall. To look at Taylor you see a tiny little girl who to the human eye looks fragile. Well let me just stop you there, Taylor may be small in size but she is the biggest person I have ever had the pleasure to know. Taylor strives fo More.. r her independence as do all of the kids with Primordial Dwarfism, she has an unstoppable sprit. Last year in March she underwent a spinal fusion surgery, it lasted thirteen hours and she lost almost a liter of blood. We spent a month in ICU. Still she pushed on, it has been a long and hard recovery but Taylor is back to her usual high spirited self. We just recently did a documentary, in the past we stayed under the radar when it came to any media, but we thought it was time and it was Taylor’s decision to do it. We thank all the other families that have participated in any type of media in the past and present, if it not for them we would not have the new found family of Primordial Dwarfs. We feel very lucky to know all of them and look forward to meeting more. Taylor hopes to be one day be a chef or a food stylist, to prepare food for photos. As Taylor’s mom I have to say there is something profound in all of these kids, what I have noticed the most, is people in general have so many fears, fears that stop them from becoming to their best potential what they can be .For these kids, the fear is still there, but they do not let it stop them from becoming more than anyone in their wildest dreams ever thought they could and would be. So the lesson here is to not be afraid to hope and to dream, there is really nothing you can’t do. PRIMORDIAL DWARFISM Primordial dwarfism is a rare form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. More specifically, primordial dwarfism is a diagnostic category including specific types of profoundly proportionate dwarfism, in which individuals are extremely small for their age, beginning from their conception. Most individuals with primordial dwarfism are recognized by medical professionals while they are still in the womb. Medical professionals typically diagnose the fetus as being small for the gestational age, or as having intrauterine growth retardation when an ultrasound is conducted. Typically, people with primoridal dwarfism are born with very low birth weights. After birth, growth continues at a stunted rate, leaving individuals with primordial dwarfism perpetually years behind their peers in stature and in weight. Estimates in the United States for individuals born with dwarfism range from 100,000 to 500,000. Most cases of short stature are caused by skeletal or endocrine disorders. The five subtypes of Primordial Dwarfism are the most severe forms of the 200 types of dwarfism, and it is estimated that there are only 100 individuals in the world with the disorder, Other sources list the number of persons currently afflicted as high as 100 in North America. It is rare for individuals affected by primordial dwarfism to live past the age of 30. In the case of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type II there can be increased risk of vascular problems, which may cause premature death. Since primordial dwarfism disorders are extremely rare, misdiagnosis is common. Because children with PD do not grow like other children, poor nutrition, a metabolic disorder, or a digestive disorder may be diagnosed initially. The correct diagnosis of PD may not be made until the child is 5 years old and it becomes apparent that the child has severe dwarfism. Less..