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39. Both of the patients pictured in your post have osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)....

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:44 PM

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...commonly known as brittle bone disease. There a 4 different types, which vary in severity, and the severity varies from mild with normal life span to severe with death in infancy.

Here's a link to more info, if you are interested:

https://orthop.washington.edu/patient-care/articles/arthritis/osteogenesis-imperfecta.html

And here is a link to an interview with the boy on the left, from October 2024:

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/10/kaleb-the-adorable-boy-from-shriners-hospital-commercials-is-grown-up-and-answering-7-questions-with-emmy/#:~:text=Kaleb%20is%20now%2016%20years,with

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