The tale of Edith and Raul Garcia, a Mexican-American couple, and their daughter is truly special. While they are not the only family with an albino child to capture our ''attention on Bored Panda'', their story stands out.
In 2013, the news of Edith's pregnancy came as a delightful surprise for the couple, who already had a lovely baby girl named Mariah. They were overjoyed with the prospect of welcoming another member into their family.
However, the room fell silent when she gave birth in June 2014, as everyone marveled at the newborn's flawless skin and all-white hair! Neither she nor her husband Raul knew that their daughter would be an albino.
''The recessive nature of the albinism gene allows carriers to remain undetected, carrying it without displaying any symptoms.''
The main cause of the illness is a gene that impacts a person's eye, hair, and skin pigmentation. When I was born, my mother inquired with my grandfather about any related cases, and he mentioned that there were some, but they were at least five generations ago, ''as Edith recalled.''
Raul's family history proved to be quite similar, as he had distant cousins who also had the same condition. Concerns about their daughter's health arose first, as Edith mentioned, ''prompting them to investigate'' and conduct significant research.
She found a great deal of comfort in connecting with others who were either albinos themselves or had ancestors with albinism online. Moreover, ''she acknowledged that she had overheard some hurtful comments about people with albinism''. That was the moment she resolved to share her daughter's condition with the public.
