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    On May 21, 1994 Elizabeth Logan Reed was 

born to two loving parents. While the doctors 

were checking her over to make sure she was a 

healthy baby girl, they noticed something was 

different about her and went to run some 

tests...

   When the doctors came back into the room 

with the new family, they told the two parents 

that Elizabeth had Albinism. Albinism is an 

inherited condition (a person gets it form their 

parents) where a person can have a lack of 

pigment in their hair,eyes, and skin.There are 

several types of Albinism that are found in all 

races of people(everyone has equal chance) 

and that it doesn't matter if Elizabeth had been 

a boy or girl she still would have probably 

gotten it.

  The term Albinism (a person with this is called 

an albino sometimes) comes from three main 

people who diagnosed the condition. These 

people are Sir Archibald Garrod(in the 

1800's),Balthazer Tellez (a Portuguese explores 

in the 17th century), and Linnaeus (a Swedish 

naturalist of the 18th century).

  Elizabeth's parents where shocked to hear this 

and asked the doctor how she got this 

condition. The doctor explained that Albinism is 

a recessive genetic disorder. One or both of 

Elizabeth's parents have an abnormal gene 

(one that has the Albinism coding) that allowed 

them to pass it on to Elizabeth. 

   Elizabeth's parents were shocked and asked 

what that meant for their little girl. The doctor 

explained that Elizabeth would have very light 

colored hair, skin, and eyes (white,red,and blue 

are common colors, but the coloring depends on 

the type of Albinism). It also meant that Elizabeth 

could have eye problems (Ocular Albinism is the 

most common type) and skin problems (sun 

burns the skin easily). To prevent some of these 

problems, Elizabeth will have to wear protective 

clothing/sunscreen and in the future consult an 

optometrist to discuss any future eye problems.

  Elizabeth's parents were saddened by this and 

asked if this could have been prevented or if it 

could be treated. The doctor told them that a 

pre-natal test could have been conducted, but 

that there would have been nothing they could 

have done. The doctor also informed them that 

there was no cure or treatment for Elizabeth's 

condition ,but that her coloring could change 

slightly as she got older.

  Elizabeth's parents were saddened by this, but new 

that Elizabeth would grow into beautiful little girl and 

that she would be loved.

And she did!   

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