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Erin Williams was born with
a genetic disorder 17 years ago that left her without ears, cheekbones,
eye sockets, and very little lower jaw. Erin went into full respiratory
and cardiac arrest at home in the early months of her life. Doctors
at Johns Hopkins Hospital call her a “miracle.” She
has a tracheotomy to help her breath. Among the 44 surgeries Erin
has had in her life was surgery to implant hearing aids into the
bones behind her ears that doctors made for her.
Erin has never let her disabilities hold her back. She has been
active in dance classes, jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, and acting.
This spring Erin will direct the Chesapeake High School play “The
Miracle Worker.”
Erin went to Baltimore County’s programs for hearing-impaired
students at Villa Cresta Elementary School and Pine Grove Middle
School and Parkville High School. With the support of her teachers
and parents, she transferred to Chesapeake High School her freshman
year of high school and was enrolled in honors classes. This year
Erin will graduate from Chesapeake High School seventh in her class
and is working toward a nursing career in pediatrics. Erin was accepted
at Villa Julie College and Towson University. She is being presented
with the honor “Young Woman of the Year” from the Baltimore
County Commission of Women.
An article was written about Erin Williams in The Baltimore Sun
by Sara Neufeld, March 12, 2004,
Last Updated:
4/21/04
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