Parents of 1-year-old girl Batya trolled online because of her appearance

1-year-old Batya was born with a spinal cord hernia and two rare syndromes: Pfeiffer’s syndrome and Antley-Bixler’s syndrome.

Mid-way through the pregnancy, doctors weren’t sure Batya would survive being born and so advised her parents to abort, but the little girl resolved to defy all odds.

Only, her distinct appearance has meant her family has been forced to endure death threats and hateful comments, with her parents 

In the beginning, medical professionals weren’t convinced Batya was going to survive. When she was born, she suffered from lack of oxygen at birth, but managed to pull through and survived.

“She had an enlarged head and her eyes were bulging. I could see straight away that her spine wasn’t straight. She was frightening to look at,” Naffi said, as perthe Daily Mail.

“It was scary for us. We knew straight away that the future was going to be very, very hard for us.”

Nevertheless, the love the parents had for their daughter was overwhelming. What the couple weren’t prepared for, however, was the backlash they would encounter. Mom Racheli found that out when she shared pictures of her daughter on Facebook 

Of course, we should never be prepared to accept such hatred. 

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