New York family shares their son’s story, raises money for hydrocephalus research
One out of every 500 babies is born with hydrocephalus or water on the brain, making it one of the most common forms of birth defects. “It was a normal pregnancy. We were going through with a midwife, like with our daughter,” said Andrea Barno, Jacob’s mom. “Christmas was difficult. The news we received is that there is something wrong with our son,” said Brian, the young boy’s dad.
“I went for my 31 week ultrasound and they told me we need to go see a specialist, ‘your son has tumors on his brain,’’ said mom Andrea. “We saw an ultra sound with dark spots on it and without further investigation it could be tumors, to Down syndrome,” said Brian.
While pregnant, Andrea and Brian Barno had to deal with the news that their unborn child may be very ill. Read full story: