Austin and Sydney Williams, now 10 and 8, were often sick for long periods of time, starting when Austin was just a year old. Their mom had to leave work to care for them full time, and doctors were unable to diagnose what appeared to be a mystery illness, even as they both regressed physically and academically. Eventually they were both diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, and Austin with autism, too. Most children with the former, which is a disease that prevents cells from using food to generate the energy necessary for live, don’t live past 10-years-old.
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