A nine-year-old Oklahoma boy with a rare genetic condition has died.
PERRY, Okla. (KFOR) — A nine-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition has died.
News 4 featured Brantley Taylor in a special report five years ago.
Brantley was born with MECP-2 Duplication Syndrome.
Many Americans first learned about this progressive, neurological disorder in 2018, when NBC’s Richard Engel first announced this his son had been diagnosed with MECP-2 Duplication Syndrome.
While there is ongoing research to better understand MECP-2 Duplication Syndrome, it is a terminal condition with no cure.
Brantey died August 10th of complications from MECP-2 and Covid-19.
He was in the second grade.
His one wish in life was to meet Mickey Mouse.
Brantley's trip to Disney World was delayed for years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, he and his family finally traveled to Disney last year to meet Mickey with the Make A Wish Foundation. It was a dream come true for the Taylor family.
Brantley was born on his parents anniversary. He died on his younger sister's first birthday.
