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When a simple stretch can break your bones

Diana Akumu with her 7-year-old son George Ouma who is suffering from brittle bone disease, a rare condition that makes bones weak and break easily. [Collins Oduor, Standard]  

Seven-year-old George Ouma groans in pain as he tries to lift his heavily bandaged left leg off the ground. A futile effort, he shakes his head in despair as he gets into a coughing fit.  

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