When Andrew Huber heard his infant daughter's hip pop while changing her diaper, he rushed her to Children's Medical Center in Dallas, trying to do what was best for his child. However, when they arrived at the hospital, and the baby was diagnosed with multiple fractures, doctors accused Huber of physical abuse.
When Andrew's wife of six years arrived later that night, and was told by officials that her 3-month-old daughter's condition was her husband's fault, reports Yahoo Shine. Bria Huber found herself in a tough spot. “I am the mom before I’m the wife,” she said. “I can’t fathom this, but I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Bria continued to challenge the doctors, asking for more tests to prove that her husband wasn't at fault. Andrew also knew he wasn't the one to blame, and worried about his daughter's condition. “I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong,” he said. “The only explanation was something was wrong with Kenley. That was the only way to explain what had happened.”
After her husband was only allowed to see his daughter under supervision of a court-appointed official, Bria had a random conversation with a North Texas couple, Rana and Chad Tyson. “Our stories are identical,” reported Rana, who lost custody of her twins until they were diagnosed with a connective-tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). The disorder causes bones to fracture easily.
"One of the main symptoms is the underlying structure of the body, including the bones and joints, is fragile. So you get more fractures,” said Dr. Golder Wilson. “And therefore, just handling a baby routinely, like any parent would do, can lead to a fracture."
Bria then found out that she herself has the disorder as well. “I had all these crazy symptoms throughout my life,” she said. “I can dislocate any joint in my body.”
The abuse case against Andrew Huber was eventually dismissed.
According to the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation, 1.5 million people worldwide suffer from the disorder, and in many cases, parents are wrongly accused of child abuse.