Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Source: NBC Chicago

‘One in a Million’: Family Looks to Raise Awareness as Toddler Battles Rare Diagnosis

Kate Gulo seemed like your average, adorable toddler, running around with a heightened curiosity but a lack of balance. Now, as she nears her 2nd birthday, what at first seemed like typical toddler falls has become the center of a rare diagnosis.

Kate, a “one in a million little girl” as her family calls her, suffers from Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome, a rare inflammatory neurological disorder that affects one in a million people worldwide. Her family is hoping to raise awareness for the condition that has quickly changed their daughter’s life.