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Meet OIFE delegate Isis Atuncar, Peru

My name is Isis Atuncar, I am from Peru, and I was diagnosed with OI when I was born in 1986. I had the opportunity to receive medication and surgical treatment in the USA. That treatment improved my quality of life. When we were back in Peru, my parents and other families together formed the…

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Meet OIFE delegate Ted Trahan, USA

My name is Ted Trahan. I am married to Sharon, and we have two adult children, Greg and Käthe. Greg has OI and we are excited to share that he is recently engaged to Natalie, who also has OI. I am one of the OIFE delegates of the associate member organization OIF in the USA.…

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Meet Rageema from South Africa

Interview with OIFE Representative Rageema Livingstone, Representative of OIFE’s Associate Member South Africa Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? My name is Rageema Livingstone and I live with my husband and 3 kids in a suburban area of Cape Town South Africa. I have a 16 year old daughter with type…

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Meet Andrea from Chile

Interview with Andrea Medina, Representative of OIFE’s Associate Member Chile Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? I’m the founder and chairwoman of the board of Fundación de Osteogénesis Imperfecta Chile (FOICH). I have OI myself, and that is why my interest was born in creating an organization that brings together people with…

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Meet Jennifer from OI Australia

By Jennifer Cowley, Representative of OIFE’s Associate Member Australia My name is Jennifer (Jenny Cowley). I have Type 1 OI and so have 13 of my family members. I represent the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society of Australia as the newly elected President. OI affects me personally by slowing me down when I get older. When I…

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