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Living with Brittle Bone aka osteogenesis imperfecta

Posted on June 08, 2009

Remember that 2001 film Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson? The film is about a man (Jackson) who became a successful, wealthy comic-book dealer despite having osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or Brittle Bone Disease.Features of Brittle Bone Disease. Image: NewscomArt imitates life and, in this real-life example, teenage girl Brittney Woodland has her own successful story to tell, despite the challenges of having Brittle Bone. Woodland has graduated from high school and her local paper Seattle Times carried her story.Brittle Bone is a genetic disorder of the connective...

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