‘Little People Big World’s Zach and Tori Roloff Share Newborn Son’s Achondroplasia Diagnosis
Zach and Tori Roloff’s newborn son has achondroplasia. The Little People Big World stars recently revealed that their son, Josiah, whom they welcomed on April 30, has the same type of dwarfism that his dad and two older siblings — Jackson, 5, and Lilah, 2 — have. Tori, who wed Zach in 2015, does not have dwarfism.
“He’s Josiah. He has achondroplasia, but he’s not, like, Josiah the achondroplasia,” Zach told Us Weekly of his youngest child.
“Just like I’m Tori, I have brown hair. I’m not a brunette — like, that’s not how I would classify myself,” Tori agreed.
Like Zach and his kids, his parents, Matt and Amy Roloff, also have achondroplasia.
“It’s so normal to us,” Tori said of achondroplasia. “We have so many resources and there’s a lot of parents out there who don’t have the same resources and… don’t have the same confidence in everything that Zach and I do.”
Going forward, Zach said, he and Tori “will definitely be advocates for people with dwarfism ’cause of our kids.”
When ET spoke with the couple earlier this month, they gushed about becoming a family of five.
“Going from one to two was way harder than going from two to three,” Tori told ET. “I said it on social media. It’s like Josiah’s been here this whole time.”
“It is,” Zach agreed. “You’re adding cars to the train now. He’s just part of the program.”
As for how their older kids are adjusting to their baby brother, Tori said, “They both try to pick him up. They bring his Binky. Lilah’s really concerned that he has his diaper changed and [that] he’s eating.”
While Zach isn’t sure if he wants to add a fourth child into the mix, Tori is open to the possibility. “It’s harder to [say], ‘We’re done,’ because [Josiah’s] been so easy. I’m like, ‘Oh, maybe we can do one more.'”
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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – An outbreak of E. Coli tied to McDonalds has led to at least 49 illnesses and one death.
The CDC confirmed that there have been 10 hospitalizations, including one child with complications that could lead to kidney disease.
It is currently believed that the contamination came from either fresh beef or onions used in the quarter-pounder hamburger, but slivered onions have emerged as the most likely cause.
“There was a late-night recall of U.S. Foods of some Taylor Farms onions and Taylor Farms is the supplier of onions to McDonalds,” said food safety lawyer Bill Marler.
Taylor Farms distributes to many other places but so far, all reported cases have been tied back to McDonalds.
“Even if onions went to other places, there at least appears to be no other linked illnesses to those,” said Marler.
Of the 49 reported illnesses, 35 have been in Colorado or Nebraska and the Midwest has been the most heavily impacted region.
The CDC reported that it expects to see additional illnesses reported but Marler believes any new cases are unlikely to be found in other regions.
“I think if it was going to impact places in the east and the south, you probably would have seen it already,” he said.
The Virginia Department of Health confirmed that neither Virginia nor its nearby states have been affected by this outbreak.
Symptoms of E. Coli are severe stomach cramps, fever, and vomiting and the Department of Health recommends seeking immediate medical care if you experience these symptoms.
McDonalds pulled the quarter-pounder and onions from its menu in impacted areas but declared on Wednesday that its food is safe to eat again.
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