With her larger-than-life personality, Annie, 6, has always had an unbreakable spirit despite her medical conditions. At her mom’s 5-month ultra sound, Annie’s arms and legs were measuring smaller than a typical baby. Specialists thought she may have achondroplasia (dwarfism), but genetic testing and additional scans revealed more concerns. Doctors detected healing breaks in her […]
Family of 5 has brittle bone disease, unbreakable spirits
In early 2017, Kristen MacKellar had just finished nursing her 3-month-old baby boy to sleep. A snuggly baby, she typically nursed Samuel in her bed and later transferred him to his crib for safe sleep. Though on this day, he was especially tired and she didn’t want to disturb him. But when she stepped away […]
How my daughter’s journey with OI has made our Radiothon efforts more meaningful
A year ago I was pregnant with my first child, beyond excited to be starting our family. At our 20-week ultrasound, we were told there was something “wrong” with our baby and she likely had skeletal dysplasia. From that point, the doctors asked both my husband and me if we wanted to terminate our pregnancy. […]
