Ravaged by rare genetic disorder that could lead to her facial structure collapsing, Ottawa mother makes a public plea for help to fund surgery
31-year-old Patrice Hall was born with two rare diseases, but the one currently wreaking havoc on her body is ectodermal dysplasia, a rare genetic disorder that affects the growth and development of the skin, hair, teeth, and bones.
“The bone loss would continue and it would affect more parts of my face,” Hall told CTV News. “I wouldn’t have support in the mandible region, so a lot of my natural teeth that are left would fall out.” After several attempts to help the young mother, her doctors suggested that her family start a GoFundMe page to help fund the $20,000 needed for the life-altering surgery.reads the GoFund Me page started by her husband Dwayne
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