How social media helped one mum discover what was 'wrong' with her daughter.

When Isabella was two years old, she seemingly stopped growing.

When she was three years old, she still looked two and a half. When she was four years old, she still looked two. And now at seven years old, Isabella still looks like a toddler.

Despite this, doctors couldn’t tell Isabella’s mum Michelle what was wrong with her daughter. Genetic and chromosome tests undertaken by paediatricians failed to show any abnormalities.

In a desperate attempt to figure out what was going on, Michelle turned to social media for help.

She shared her daughter’s symptoms with the hope that someone could help steer Michelle and her daughter’s doctors in the right direction.

In the original post, Michelle shared five images of Isabella from when she was two years old to six, illustrating how little her daughter had developed over the years. Michelle shared that her daughter had never even had a haircut.

Michelle’s call for help was answered by another mum in Western Australia whose son suffers from a condition called Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome (TRPS).

Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome (TRPS) is a multi-system disorder that has been slowing Isabella’s growth for years.

The family is seeking financial help to get Isabella — who Michelle says is one of just hundreds in the world with the condition — to America for molecule testing and to establish a specialist care plan for her future.

So far, just $385 of the Northern Territory family’s $40000 goal has been raised.

You can donate to Michelle’s Go Fund Me page here.