{"id":3611,"date":"2023-10-23T22:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2023-10-23T22:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:16:41","slug":"shes-a-real-thumbelina-meet-the-girl-whos-only-99cm-tall-and-defied-all-the-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3611","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShe\u2019s a real Thumbelina\u201d \u2013 Meet the girl who\u2019s only 99cm tall and defied all the odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the face of it, Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley, from Ontario, Canada, was just like any other child.<\/p>\n

She attended school, loved sports and drawing, and had bright ambitions for the future.<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s one thing that separated Kenadie from her classmates \u2013 the fact that she stands just 99 centimeter tall\u2026<\/p>\n

According to reports, Kenadie weighed a tiny 2.5 lbs when she was born in February of 2023.<\/p>\n

Doctors soon discovered that she was suffering from an unusual form of cardiovascular disease so rare that it\u2019s believed to affect only 100 people worldwide.<\/p>\n

Aptly, the nurses nicknamed her \u201cThumbelina\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nCredit \/ YouTube \u2013 Truly<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Kenadie\u2019s odds of survival weren\u2019t great.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, her condition can cause complications such as delayed mental development, respiratory disease and digestive problems \u2013 and because the girl suffered from brain injuries, doctors in the hospital where she was born feared that she would only survive for a few days.<\/p>\n

Her parents were naturally devastated. They decided to christen their little girl the same day she was born, so that she would at least have a name if and when she departed this world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought we were going to take her home to die, because that\u2019s what the doctors told us,\u201d mom Brianne told Barcroft TV back in 2016.<\/p>\n

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\nCredit \/ YouTube \u2013 Truly<\/p>\n

Yet the days passed and Kenadie simply refused to give up. She overcame all the odds and obstacles, and her parents were soon able to dream that she was going to make it through after all. For them, it was nothing short of a miracle.<\/p>\n

Today, many years later, Kenadie continues to surprise everyone she meets. Her legs and arms remain underdeveloped, she has difficulty learning new things, and she\u2019s only 99 centimeters tall \u2013 but she\u2019s a happy young girl who lives life to the full.<\/p>\n

According to reports, Kenadie loves ice skating and bowling. Most importantly, she spreads joy to everyone she meets.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenadie makes me laugh. She\u2019s very empathetic \u2013 if you hurt your finger she comes and gives you a hug. She\u2019s got an infectious laugh that makes you want to laugh along with her,\u201d Kenadie\u2019s assistant Jessica Putnam told Barcroft TV in 2016.<\/p>\n

Of course, life is full of new challenges for Kenadie and her family. The young girl is constantly faced with medical problems, though her loved ones try to take things one day at a time.<\/p>\n

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\nCredit \/ YouTube \u2013 Truly<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope for Kenadie\u2019s future\u2013 my biggest hope for her\u2013 is I want her to be happy. I want her to smile and be successful. If we can get through today, then we\u2019ll see about tomorrow,\u201d her mom said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the face of it, Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley, from Ontario, Canada, was just like any other child. She attended school, loved sports and drawing, and had bright ambitions for the future. However, there\u2019s one thing that separated Kenadie from her classmates \u2013 the fact that she stands just 99 centimeter tall\u2026 According to reports, Kenadie weighed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3615,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611\/revisions\/3615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}