Fifteen-year-old Dominic Henriquez from Prosper, Texas, is bringing hope to boys like him who live with Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects males.
Dominic’s journey began at 22 months old when he was diagnosed after months of consultations with specialists and a series of tests. His mother, Jeanette Henriquez, said she first noticed something unusual when his head started growing faster than the rest of his body at around four months old. A larger-than-normal head is one of the physical characteristics of Hunter syndrome, according to the advocacy group Project Alive.
“The prognosis was that he might not make it to his teenage years,” said Jeanette…