Emmy Russell, the granddaughter of country music icon Loretta Lynn, has disclosed that her baby has a rare medical condition. The infant, Taylor Raydiant, needed to be hospitalized during the past few days for tests to determine what the problem was. The good news is that, following tests, the child's brain appears alright.
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A couple of days ago, Russell's husband, Tyler Ward, made a video that he posted on Instagram saying that their child has infantile spasms. Per pennlive.com via Instagram, he said, "Which, after doing research, it's 0.02% of conditions. So, very, very rare.' Ward explained, "Often, treated early, results can be positive. It's about a 50/50 chance, which is crazy. We feel like y'all's prayers and support have actually made a huge difference."
Per the outlet, "Infantile spasms is a form of epilepsy that occurs in 1 in every 2,000 children."
Fortunately The Baby's Brain Seems Okay
Ward also noted that Taylor's MRIs did not detect any brain issues. Furthermore, he and Russell were able to bring their beloved little daughter home.
He went into some detail. "The whole team of like six came in and said they didn't see anything but the radiologist had to look at the charts again, Three hours later the radiologist came in and said everything looks normal. There is one concern, and we will go into details of that at some point. But for the most part, we got to take Taylor home. She has two weeks of medication and then the follow-up. So, in two weeks we'll know for sure, but as of now, it's a miracle. With infantile spasms ... it can be severe."
Russell and Her Husband, Tyler Ward, Asked People To Pray
It must have been incredibly challenging for the young couple to see their baby in the hospital. Ward said, "These last few days have been interesting for us, We've noticed that little Taylor has had some seizures and we took her to the hospital today and we know that in these moments, we really do believe in the power of prayer."
Russell said they thought the child was unsettled due to teething. But then she began to have spasms.
"It's a different kind of hard right now. We're asking for your prayers, we truly believe they could make all the difference."
