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Born Shorter Than a Ruler …See 12-Year-Old Stand Tall against Odds

Children are all born special, but some of them require more care than others. For Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley of Ontario, Canada, it was her condition that made her needy of the attention from the people around her.

When Kenadie was born, she weighed only 2.5 lbs., and she was shorter than a regular ruler because she was just 28 cm at the time. She was even nicknamed Thumbelina by the nurses who attended to her.

Kenadie was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism at just 8 months old, a rare form of dwarfism affecting about 100 people in the world. It’s a condition that could ruin its victims’ lives, but for Kenadie, she never let it bring her down.

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560838 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses inside her home in Kitchener Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

Currently, Kenadie is as light as a 2-year-old, and she stands at less than 3 feet. Sadly, she continues to live at risk with her fragile bones and a possibility of developing aneurysm.

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560832 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2007: Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley at 4-years-old with 2-year-old brother Tyran at the table in their home in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

 

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560835 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Brianne holding Kenadie at 8-months-old with her new hat in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

Primordial dwarfism does not have any known treatment at present. But the complications include respiratory problems and low immune system, making the patient susceptible to infection and delayed mental development.

Image #: 40560820 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Brianne Jourdin posing with Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley at 2 weeks old in a hospital car room in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov

 

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560955 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Kenadie taking a bath at 9-months-old at Grandma's house in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

When Kenadie was born, her parents were warned by doctors that she wouldn’t live for long because of her susceptibility to brain damage. “We baptized her right away because we were told that we should just bring her home to die,” said her mother, Brianne, in an interview.

 

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Image #: 40560937 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Brianne Jourdin's first picture with baby Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley in 2003 in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov

 

Image #: 40560826 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Brianne Jourdin holding Kenadie at the hospital before bringing her home at 3 weeks old in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov

 

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560823 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Brianne Jourdin kissing Kenadie at 2 months old in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

But Kenadie proved to be a miracle maker as much as she was a fighter. She defied the odds even if the medical world was not on her side.

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560817 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley next to a Thanksgiving turkey at one-year-old in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

She survived the danger that plagued her infancy and is now living a good life as a 12-year-old.

Image #: 40560829 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** FLORIDA, USA - 2005: Kenadie in a pile of Pooh teddy bears at a LPA convention at 2.5-years-old in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov

 

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[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560949 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** *** FILE PHOTO *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - 2003: Kenadie Joudin-Bromley in car seat 9 months old in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

Kenadie still has to face the struggles that come with her condition. She has difficulty learning in school, her bones are still fragile, and she is notably smaller than children her age. But those are nothing compared to Kenadie’s resilient spirit. She continues to go through every day with optimism and pride.

“She’s kindhearted, she is loving, and wants to share everything with everyone. She is feisty, determined, and independent,” Brianne adds about her daughter.

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560853 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses in a bowling alley in Kitchener, Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

She plays sports, goes to school, and desires to be independent. Proving her to be an example of hope for all of us.

Image #: 40560907 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses in her seventh grade classroom in Kitchener, Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov

 

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560883 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses at a park with Brianne Jourdin in Kitchener, Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

Her mother is unarguably proud of Kenadie’s development, and so are the rest of her family whom she continues to inspire every day.

 

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Image #: 40560841 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses with her 12-year-old friend at a bowling alley in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov

 

Image #: 40560886 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses at a park with brother Tyran Jourdin-Bromley in Kitchener, Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov

 

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560850 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley bowling in Kitchener, Ontario. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

While Kenadie may continue to face more medical issues, the family is prepared to face them head-on. But the spirit of fortitude that their daughter has managed to personify will give them strength as they live through every day.

[media-credit name=”little things” link=”http://www.littlethings.com/” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″]Image #: 40560892 *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** KITCHENER, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 2015: 12-year-old Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley poses at a park with brother Tyran Jourdin-Bromley and mum Brianne Jourdin in Kitchener, Ontario in October 2015. AT TWELVE years old tiny Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley stands at just 39.5 inches tall and weighs the same as a two year old. The bubbly schoolgirl has defied doctors since the day she was born weighing just 2.5lbs and 11 inches from head to toe. Kenadie's mum, Brianne Jourdin, 36, was told her daughter wouldn’t survive more than a few days. However, despite having learning difficulties and fragile, thin bones - Kenadie plays hockey, swims, and functions in school. Ruaridh Connellan/Barcroft Media /Landov[/media-credit]

Kenadie teaches us an important life lesson: the courage to overcome struggles will come from within yourself. We all just need courage and love to overcome them.

 

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