sydney arno

7 year-old Sydney Arno of McConnellsville looks like a normal child. She enjoys singing, dancing and playing like every other kid. But unlike most children, she’s suffering from a rare brain disorder. Sydney was diagnosed in September with Chiari Malformation.  Yesterday she had surgery to remove a portion of her skull and brain tissue at Strong Memorial Childrens Hospital in Rochester.

7 year-old Sydney Arno looks like a normal child. She enjoys singing, dancing and playing like every other kid. But unlike most children, she's suffering from a rare brain disorder. Sydney was diagnosed in September with Chiari Malformation Type One, a serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting pre