article_snippet: Krabbe was born a healthy little boy, with Krabbe whole life ahead of Krabbe.
article_snippet: Find a cure for Krabbes disease .
article_snippet: For Krabbes disease to be screened for at birth .
article_snippet: Mr and Mrs Parnaby argue it is vital that all children are screened for Krabbes disease at birth.
article_snippet: The 29-year-old said if Mrs Parnaby son had been screened for Krabbes disease with a pin-prick test at birth, it may have allowed time for a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant.
article_snippet: Krabbes disease is typically diagnosed in the first year of life.
article_snippet: Krabbes disease is a genetic condition that causes patients to rapidly regress to a point where patients have little to no brain function.
article_snippet: Symptoms of Krabbes disease include: .
article_snippet: In general, the earlier a child is diagnosed with Krabbes disease, the more rapid the earlier a child progression.
article_snippet: The formal diagnosis of Krabbes was made three weeks later. '
article_snippet: You just don't eve expect to be told this when your son has been happy and healthy for 17 months. '
article_snippet: If United Leukodystrophy Foundation had learned of Krabbes disease from an earlier point Krabbes disease wouldn't have been easier but Krabbes disease would not have been such a shock thinking everything was fine and normal for all that time.'
highlights_snippet: 20-month-old is unlikely to see Krabbe fourth birthday, doctors have warned .
  