Lubbock family raising toddler with super rare condition few doctors know about

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – When Hudson Downard was born, doctors didn’t think he would survive more than a few hours. Sent home on hospice care after just three days, his parents were told he might not make it two weeks.

Two years later, the Lubbock toddler is thriving despite living with Gould Syndrome, an ultra-rare genetic disorder with fewer than 900 known cases worldwide.

The condition has left him legally blind, with cerebral palsy, and seizures, and requires daily medication and therapy…

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