[Hanceville, Alabama, USA –  As Reported on CBS42]  

She’s only 16 months old and full of surprises. A little girl with a disease so rare, only a handful are diagnosed each year.  Aspen Brown lives with Tay-Sachs disease. CBS42 first introduced you to Aspen last month. She had difficulty holding her head up, her eyes weren’t alert, and she couldn’t cry.  Her health continued to deteriorate.  There is no cure for Tay-Sachs.

Researchers believe a stem cell procedure is the only possible treatment for the deadly disease.  So Aspen’s family travelled to Peru, hoping and praying for a miracle.  Now, they’re back home in Hanceville.

Aspen underwent two rounds of Stem Cell Treatment. Aspen’s mother, Brandy, says the results were immediate.

“The next day after treatment, she raised her head up and for the first time I was actually able to see her neck,” Brandy says. “She was real floppy before and wouldn’t hold herself with her muscles, and when I picked her up this time you could feel her resisting and her muscles working.”

Watch the video below to view Aspen’s amazing progress so far.