english: When he was born, he was diagnosed with diastrophic dwarfism, a very disabling condition, and his parents were told that he would never walk, he would never talk, he would have no intellectual capacity, and he would probably not even recognize them.
non_english: Zijn diagnose was diastrofische dwerggroei, een vreselijke aandoening. de ouders kregen te horen dat hij  nooit zou kunnen lopen of spreken, geen cognitief vermogen zou hebben, en hen niet zou herkennen.