This is Diamond Ellison, born
September 29, 1991. 
She is
currently age 17, a junior in high school. Boy, have
we been on a journey!
Diamond was diagnosed with Williams Syndrome at the age of 2 months old. She came home a normal baby with a heart murmur. We went to the pediatric cardiologist at the age of 1 month and she was diagnosed with having Supravalvular Aortic Pulmonary Stenosis. The cardiologist referred us to the Child Evaluation Center, where she was diagnosed with Williams Syndrome.
Diamond has been a blessing for me. Anytime I am down, she brings a smile to my face. She’s always happy. She will sing a song for any occasion just to see me smile!! We have a bond that is so very close. I talk to her about anything. “It will be okay mommy" is her favorite verse to me. I have been though a lot throughout her childhood and teenage years for people to treat her the same as any child with or without a disability.
Diamond is still unable to read or write, but her self-help and social skills are dominant. Diamond is a very popular teen throughout my community and schools. Diamond has high blood pressure and still sees the cardiologist every 3 months. She also sees a genetic specialist once a year. Diamond has been in research studies throughout our journey with Williams Syndrome with Dr. Mervis and Dr. Morris. She also has been on our local news and in our newspaper.
If you want to talk with Diamond, she can be reached via e-mail at barbara.ellison@insightbb.com or her myspace page, which can be viewed by just typing in her name at www.myspace.com.
