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Rare Condition Turning Teen Into 'statue'

Seanie Nammock suffers from fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), which causes the body to grow an extra skeleton. The extra bones cause immobility and eventual whole-body paralysis, transforming a person into a human statue. Despite the diagnosis, Nammock remains optimistic. She is one of just 600 cases of FOP ever documented.

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