Lansdowne toddler born with rare dwarfism syndrome

Jul 10, 2014

Lansdowne toddler born with rare dwarfism syndrome

Jon Sham 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video Connor Berry, dwarfism, Lansdowne, Robinow Syndrome

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Connor Berry, of Landsdowne, Md., has a condition called Robinow Syndrome, an extremely rare type of dwarfism that affects fewer than 250 people worldwide.

“As of right now, he’s doing OK, health-wise. But I worry about how he’s going to see himself when he looks at other kids his age, and how they’re going to see him, and what obstacles he’s going to face being smaller than other kids,” said his mother, Caitie Berry, 26, seated in a swing at the park near the family’s home and keeping a watchful eye on her young sons.

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne smiles while his mother Caitie Berry lifts him up the last set of stairs at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Lansdowne, MD 070314 Staff Photo by Jen Rynda Camden Berry, 5, of Lansdowne peeks through a sign at Hillcrest Park while playing with his mother Caitie Berry and brother Connor Berry, center, 22 months, in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne plays at Hillcrest Park with his mother Caitie Berry in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Connor has a very rare condition called Robinow Syndrome, an extremely rare type of dwarfism that affects fewer than 250 people worldwide. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, left, 22 months, of Lansdowne points out some ducks while at Hillcrest Park with his brother Camden Berry, 5, their mother Caitie Berry in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Camden Berry, left, 5, of Lansdowne holds his little brother Connor Berry’s, right, 22 months, hand while playing at Hillcrest Park with their mother Caitie Berry (not pictured) in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Camden Berry, left, 5, of Lansdowne holds his little brother Connor Berry’s, right, 22 months, hand while playing at Hillcrest Park with their mother Caitie Berry (not pictured) in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne gives a kiss to his older brother Camden Berry, 5, while at Hillcrest Park with their mother Caitie Berry in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne leads the way while walking with his brother Camden Berry, left, 5, and mother Caitie Berry at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne plays at Hillcrest Park with his mother Caitie Berry in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne plays at Hillcrest Park with his mother Caitie Berry in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Connor has a very rare condition called Robinow Syndrome, an extremely rare type of dwarfism that affects fewer than 250 people worldwide. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Caitie Berry of Lansdowne poses for a photo with son Connor Berry, 22 months, at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne plays at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne plays at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Connor Berry, 22 months, of Lansdowne takes off down some stairs while trying to pose for a photo with his brother Camden Berry, right, 5, and mother Caitie Berry, center, at while at Hillcrest Park in Lansdowne, MD on Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

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