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Tag: osteogenesis imperfecta

  • Pity Pots and Validation

    With OI, these things happen randomly and unless a bone is poking out, we tend to complete our plans.

  • Why Would I Look that Gift Horse in the Mouth?

    I was ten months old when I was diagnosed. After my second round in traction for femur fractures, the doctor advised my parents to take me home but try not to get too attached. A person with brittle bones disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, OI, can look like every other person or they can present as extremely…