York County girl receives groundbreaking treatment for rare disease

After their daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease at birth, a York County family is celebrating her journey through treatment and it’s all thanks to a new medical breakthrough out of Baltimore.

Quinnlyn Walters lives with her parents and two foster siblings in a quiet neighborhood in Manchester Township. She could be described as your typical 8-year-old girl.

She plays softball, enjoys horseback riding, likes Star Wars, and does karate.

“I like to swim, skate, read, I like to go to the park,” Quinnlyn said.

When you look at Quinnlyn, there’s something different about her. When she was born, doctors immediately noticed her distinct birthmark.

“The doctor came in and was like ‘Hold up, this is not bruising, this a port-wine stain,’ and you guys are going to need to see a lot of specialists and you need to look for anything weird and funny,” said Chrissy Walters, Quinnlyn’s mother.

After multiple tests and meetings with medical specialists, Quinnlyn was diagnosed with Sturge-Weber Syndrome.

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