LPBW: Why Tori & Zach Won't Let Josiah Be Defined By Achondroplasia
Zach and Tori Roloff from Little People, Big World are thrilled to be expanding their family and vow never to let achondroplasia define their three children. The TLC stars are happy to be a family of five now and are ready to take on the future. With three children, the couple is preparing them for their life ahead without limitations.
Little People, Big World followers have followed Zach and Tori's relationship since the couple first began dating at 14-years-old. For years, fans have championed the couple and watched them through their highs and lows. Zach and Tori are already proud parents to Jackson and Lilah, and were ecstatic to welcome their newest edition, Josiah. Fans will remember that during Little People, Big World season 22, Tori revealed that she suffered a miscarriage to cameras leaving her quite distraught. They tried for their rainbow baby for months and finally announced that they were expecting another Roloff last year.
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After a month of spending time with their newborn, Josiah, Tori shared the news that fans had been waiting for regarding their son's stature. Tori revealed that her son had been diagnosed with achondroplasia just like his older two siblings. Achondroplasia is a hereditary condition where the growth of long bones by hardened cartilage is stunted. This results in very short limbs and sometimes a face that is small in comparison to the normal-sized skull (via National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences). But even with the diagnosis, Tori and Zach are motivated to not let any of their children be defined by their genetic conditions.
Tori once again decided it was best to go public with the diagnosis
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