Laura Norton and Mark Jordon's children diagnosed with rare genetic condition
ok.co.ukEmmerdale actors Laura Norton and Mark Jordon, who are engaged in real life, have revealed that both of their young children suffer from the same rare genetic condition.
Laura, 39, and Mark, 58, are parents to a two year old son, Jesse, and four month old daughter, Ronnie, who was born in October 2022.
Unfortunately, parenthood hasn't come without its difficulties for Laura, who plays Kerry Wyatt, and Mark, who played Daz Spencer in Emmerdale, as both of their children have faced health issues.The couple has revealed both Jesse and Ronnie have been diagnosed with Usher syndrome, which causes impairments to hearing and vision, meaning those affected will need hearing aids for the rest of their lives and can suffer from sight loss later on.
They said that they first had concerns that something was wrong with Jessie shortly after his birth in 2021, after he failed standard hearing tests.They didn't find out he has Usher Syndrome until Laura was pregnant with Ronnie, and tests confirmed that both of the little ones carried the same rare gene that causes the condition.
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