On Saturday, May 10, Chloe Ledlum was set to try out for volleyball.
The 13-year-old Buford resident has overcome six separate surgeries related to a rare condition she was born with called congenital short femur, where her right femur, or upper leg bone, was not measuring the same length as her left.
Chloe’s mother, Shannon Ledlum, learned of her daughter’s condition during pregnancy and was referred to Dr. Jorge Fabregas with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Chloe was just two weeks old when she saw Dr. Fabregas and the Children’s orthotics and prosthetics team for the first time. She saw them again when she started walking.
“We just had a plan of care,” Shannon said. “We had shoes made so she could learn to walk evenly and to help prevent further issues.”…