UPDATE Oct 2, 2019: Mitchell Herndon passed away on October 2, 2019. He was was taken off life support according to his final wishes after doctors discovered the disease had infiltrated his brain. He was surrounded by his family, and left in peace according to his mother Michele Herndon.
Mitchell Herndon has a disease so rare that there is no name for it. As one of only two known patients in the world, he grapples with a reality that sees him as a case study for doctors who are only beginning to learn about his condition.
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RIP Mitchell. You were so beautiful inside and out. You were kind, empathetic and brave. You were loved. Mitchell is a reminder the wolf is after all of us no matter how young or in what state of health. We must make the most of our time.
Mitchell seemed like a really great, smart kid. Best of wishes to his family.
There is no God. Just something that humans made up to feel better about themselves.
He was so handsome. And Strong :No nore Suffering where he is now.โค๏ธ๐
Heโs lucky heโs not a girl. It would be called hysteria.
With 8 billion people, one in a billion events are going to happen.
seeing kids like this makes your own problems seem like nothing a lesson we all need to learn i think
My heart broke RIP dear.
What a gift Mitchell was. <3
Watching this for the second time. Such a bright young man, so sorry he passed.
I know what you mean about a rare disease and all the people that back certain causes! I have a weird disease called Porphyria Cutanea Tarda! It involves the making of Heme in the red blood cells! I will pray for your son with my prayers! My disease has no cure! It's very painful! As stay positive and continue to tell as many people as you can about the disease! It gets the word out! Take care! โคโค
so he doesnt suffer from hearing and vision loss?
Not that this would probably matter to you or anyone, but I have so much respect for you. How youโve been able to overcome this in life and want to move on is such an inspiration.
rest in peace!!!!! you were a good child, brother, and friend to those around you!!!!!!!!
R. I. P. Mitchell
Hope they can find some cure to it in the future before more people get infected
As a 37 year old man that has been suffering with some sort of undiagnosed neurological disease for 2 and a half years, the algorithm caught me on this one. Itโs scary to see your body deteriorating and not know exactly whatโs going on.
A good reminder to appreciate what you have. I get annoyed when I has to stay late at work an extra hour, he wouldโve done anything to be able to just go to work everyday like a normal healthy personโฆ.
happy bith bro dont worry your name is relative.
I forgive you whoever is talking In this vid but isn't in this vid if you lied no matter how much times and I forgive anyone else in the vid that talked if they lied no matter how much times and I forgive whoever wrote the title of this vid if the title is a lie and sorry if I'm wrong on any of this in anyway and sorry if this is mean and/or negative to yall/you in anyway
literal raredrop
Heavy metal poisoning
LOL. ALL THESE FAMILIES HAVE IN COMMON IS THE BELIEF IN A GOD. HOW IS THAT BELIEF DOING???
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May God bless this young man and his family ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
So sad.
Like watching a documentary about myself. Iโm 29, my diagnostic tracks currently on Parkinsonโs, possibly encephalitis. I had symptoms develop early but my mom kept saying everything was fine. And putting it off made it worse so I was in a wheelchair, my nerves donโt work according to my EMG and I donโt know what to do about it now, Iโve seen three neuros and no one knows ๐
My oldest child was diagnosed with a progressive lung disease at 6 months of age. They told us she โmightโ live to be old enough to finish high schoolโฆbut they were not saying sheโd be healthy enough to actually finish high school. The gene for her illness was not even identified until she was 11 years old. In spite of her illness, we have been blessed. She has been able to live a fairly normal life. She DID graduate from high school, and then college, and even worked for almost 20 years till her health got to the point she quit and went on disability. Even now, she has a great attitude. She never let people tell her she couldnโt do somethingโฆ.she just set out to prove them wrong. My heart goes out to this family – Iโve had a small task of what theyโre going through.