Youth with OI – What I want the World to Know
By Shreya Shankar, M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, OI Warrior To be a young person with OI is confusing. It’s confusing to try to experience similar things as your peers while having to Google “can a person with OI do…?” It’s not just confusing, but also scary to...
Unseen, Unbroken: My Journey Through Shadows Into Strength
Experience shared by Bismah Hi, I’m Bismah. I was born and raised in Kolkata, though my great-grandparents were from Agra. I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a genetic condition that causes fragile bones. No one else in my family has it—my case is due to...
THE OI WARRIOR
Navin: A Journey of Resilience and Joy On 16th November 1976, Mrs. and Mr. Chalapathy welcomed their only son, Navin, the middle child of three. True to his name, Navin was a dynamic individual with a zest for life and a remarkable sense of humor. Despite being born...
Super woman !
Sahana Rajdev, 50, from Kolkata was diagnosed with OI at the age of 13 while undergoing a treatment for trauma to the eye and multiple fractures with very little injury. Currently she has loss of vision in both eyes due to trauma on very fragile ocular tissue. She is...