Baby Who Can't Cry Has Uncertain Future

A newborn in Alabama has paralyzed vocal cords, but doctors don't know why.

ByABC News
October 29, 2009, 7:30 PM

Oct. 30, 2009— -- From the moment Joshua Sutterfield's son was born, he knew that something wasn't right. One-week-old Devon has never cried, and now doctors can't tell him if Devon ever will.

"Right when he came out he was squeaking when he cried. We thought he might have a little something that they didn't suction out," said Sutterfield, 24, of Cullman, Ala.