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Butterfly Children: Parents of Epidermolysis Bullosa Blister Patients ask Congress for Funding

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:36 PM EDT
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Just days after Jackson Silver was born on Oct. 11, 2007, his parents' joy was replaced with horror.
As the nurse gently removed the bandage from the baby's left heel -- where blood is routinely drawn at birth -- a large patch of skin came off with it.

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K-joy

I have never heard of this condition before...it sounds absolutely horrible!

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Reply#1 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:36 PM EDT
Kimberly-430040

K-Joy this is where you just have to ask why? What an awful disease. =(

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Reply#2 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:29 PM EDT
K-joy

I really hope that some money will be put into research. Even just one little one suffering like this is too many!

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Reply#3 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:31 PM EDT
Kimberly-430040

Agreed. =(

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#3.1 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:41 PM EDT
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