Маме из Дофана спустя два года подтвердили диагноз дочери: у нее макродактилия

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Dothan mother spent two years searching for answers about her daughter’s medical condition before receiving a diagnosis of macrodactyly. “I don’t get much sleep. It’s very stressful,” Jakilra Mitchell said. Mitchell said she is mentally drained from the search. “I’m tired…I’m gonna do what I have do and get my rest later,” Harrison said. Her daughter, Railyn Bryant, was born with abnormally large fingers and toes. The condition has caused Railyn, a fifth grader, physical and emotional pain. “It hurts when I write, walk and run,” Bryant said. Bryant said other children have called her “big hands.” “They call me big hands...that makes me feel bad,” Bryant said. Railyn has gone through doctor appointments and biopsies over the past ten years. Mitchell said she lost confidence in Alabama doctors who were unsure about her daughter’s condition. “So I’ve decided to stop taking IDK and take it upon myself to keep searching,” Mitchell’s research led her to the condition macrodactyly. Dr. Parul Jayakar, who is not Railyn’s doctor, but the Chief of Genetics and Metabolism at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, said the condition causes babies’ toes and fingers to become abnormally large due to soft tissue. Jayakar said about 1 in 100,000 people are born with the condition. Mitchell said Railyn’s doctors in Alabama initially told her tests for macrodactyly came back negative. During the interview, Harrison received a message. “Please let mom know that Rai has macrodactyly, which is a clinical diagnosis,” Harrison said, reading the message. A doctor said Railyn’s 2024 skin biopsy results may have been a sampling error. Mitchell is relieved and can focus on the next step: finding a specialist to help treat Railyn’s condition. She is also raising funds for her treatment. Find her on Facebook at Jakilra Harrison. Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store!