“You just kind of become numb and go into autopilot,” mother Whitney Niece said of her children’s health journeys
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Female doctor with a purple awareness ribbon for Chiari malformation (stock image)
Three young brothers in Indiana were all diagnosed with the same rare brain abnormality.
In an interview with ABC affiliate WRTV published on Friday, Sept. 27, parents Ron and Whitney Niece opened up about their family’s journey with Chiari malformation after their three sons — Lincoln, Norrin and Remley — were diagnosed with the condition and had to undergo surgery.
According to Mayo Clinic , Chiari malformation is “a condition in which brain tissue extends into the spinal canal” due to a portion of the skull being misshapen or too small. Many people with the abnormality never exhibit symptoms or require treatment. However, those with symptoms commonly experience headaches, neck pain, imbalance, dizziness and trouble with swallowing…