Miss (and Ms.) Amazing
Patient SpotlightMeet Ellasyn Berry of Little Chute, Wisconsin. At 13 years old, she is a rollercoaster rider, a swimmer, a Bath & Body Works shopper, a future anesthesiologist, and living every day with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) and Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia (PFD). Ellasyn is surrounded by family that she lovingly describes as “chaotic.” Mom (Leah) works for […]
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A Letter and a Call to Action from Mara
Patient SpotlightHi! My name is Mara Watson, I’m 12 years old and this is my story. When I was one, I fell– like any toddler would–and couldn’t walk for a week. At that time, doctors looked at my bones and diagnosed me with a non-ossified fibroma, which means that, that bone had a small part of […]
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Over, Under, Around, or Through
Patient SpotlightWhen Fred Zeth was 8 years old, his parents were told he had cancer. “Take him home and enjoy him,” the doctors told the Zeths, “because he won’t last long.” It was the late 1950s, and none of the doctors in the greater Philadelphia area had ever heard of fibrous dysplasia or McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS). […]
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