Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, A Rare Disease Where Meat Can Change Into Bones
Everyone has suffered from bruises and bumps due to various causes such as falling down and stumbling. However, for Lucy Pratt, a little wound for her is a nightmare.
The 25-year-old woman has a rare condition that makes her turn into like a statue. The cause is that her meat can change into bones. Even a slight tap on the skin can accelerate the coagulation of meat to bone.
Now, Pratt can not even move her neck. She has limited jaw movement, and she is unable to raise her hands above her head. A large ribbon-shaped bone has formed around her back. Pratt and the doctors are now racing against time to find a cure before her body is ‘locked’ and changes her into a statue. (more…)
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