Mother of local nine-year-old says life-changing diagnosis is a harsh new reality

A Smiths Falls single mom is navigating the unknown after her nine-year-old son was diagnosed with a a neurological condition affecting the brain and spinal cord.In January, Elyse Smith’s nine-year-old son Lincoln was diagnosed with Chiari 1 malformation.Smith says that effectively means Lincoln’s skull is too small for his brain, and her son has exposed … Continue reading Mother of local nine-year-old says life-changing diagnosis is a harsh new reality