The Share and Care Network (265 images)

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The Share and Care Network was created in 1981 by Pat Cahill when her son Scott was diagnosed with Cockayne Syndrome. A rare form of dwarfism, Cockayne Syndrome is a genetically determined condition whose symptoms include microcephaly, mental retardation, progressive blindness, progressive hearing loss, premature aging, and a shortened lifespan averaging 18 years. Those afflicted have distinctive facial features, including sunken eyes, pinched faces, and protruding jaws as well as...
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