Adored Beverly Toddler, Family to Appear on 'Windy City Live'

Set your DVRs, folks. Two familiar faces will be appearing on talk show Windy City Live Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Kerry Ryan Lynch and toddler Mary Cate will step into the spotlight on the show, which airs from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on ABC 7.

Kerry and Chris Lynch are parents to 2-year-old Mary Cate, the girl with a perpetual smile and the energy to match—and one of 25 U.S. children born with Apert Syndrome each year. The disease is visible in malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet. Mary Cate has four fingers on each hand. Her speech is a bit delayed.

Lynch has devoted herself to spreading the message of acceptance among Chicago area schoolchildren, urging them to “Choose Kind.” She has set out to educate children—and adults—about Mary Cate, Apert Syndrome and her physical differences, before she notices them herself. She and Mary Cate have visited upwards of 50-60 schools so far—with another 50-plus on the schedule.

“...Why not let everyone fall in love with My Mary Cate, and know who she is, so that as she lives her life, everyone will already know that she is Mary Cate, she has Apert Syndrome, she does look different, but she is still a beautiful, happy and sweet little girl,” Lynch previously told Patch.

Interested in having Mary Cate and Kerry visit your school? Email her at kkryan13@hotmail.com.

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