What you should know about the terminally ill baby Charlie Gard

2017-07-04 3

Baby Charlie has a rare genetic condition and brain damage, preventing him from moving, breathing, or eating on his own His parents took on a legal battle to take Charlie to the U.S. to receive treatment The couple were unaware of his condition, called mitochondrial depletion, until he was three months old Experts said no treatment could cure or improve Charlie's condition, and were given permission to turn off his life support Both President Trump and Pope Francis voiced support for the parents of Charlie and even offered medical care