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Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
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Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
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53yr Old Woman, Looks 25
53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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Never underestimate the drive of a passionate car lover
Updated: Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Every year for the past several years, the Progeria Research Foundation puts on an event in Braselton, Ga, just outside of Atlanta, to raise awareness and funds to fight Progeria, an extremely rare rapid-aging disease.
There are only 50 or so known cases worldwide. When you think of the six billion people on... Read More
Interview: Toby Keith
Updated: Mon, May 22, 2006
We caught up with Toby Keith Sunday night putting on a private concert for people in his 3rd annual Alley's House charity golf event. Close to raising a million for families with kids with life threatening diseaes, like the one of his best friend and band mate Scott Webb, whose young daughter died from a rare... Read More
Progeria patient dies
Updated: Wed, Jan 25, 2006
STILLWATER - An Oklahoma boy diagnosed with progeria, a rare aging disease, died Monday night at age 3. Sign the Guest Book Zachary Moore of Stillwater died at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa of respiratory complications, his father, Keith Moore, said Tuesday. "The main thing that everyone needs to know is it's... Read More
Boy with progeria leaves legacy
Updated: Tue, Jan 24, 2006
His little face is a familiar one here on News 9. We first told you about the story of Zachary Moore 14 months ago. Zach battled a rare aging disease called progeria. We're sad to tell you Zach passed away Monday night. But as Kirsten McIntyre reports, his spirit lives on in the lives of those he impacted. Read More
Stillwater boy with progeria dies
Updated: Tue, Jan 24, 2006
He's a little boy who touched hearts all across the state. But tonight, we're sad to tell you that three-year-old Zachary Moore passed away last night. Zach had progeria, a rare aging disease. Kirsten McIntyre first met Zach 14 months ago. She joins us with more on the legacy he leaves behind. Read More
Parents have hope for ill daughter
Updated: Fri, Jan 20, 2006
Back in September, we introduced you to Baby Hadley, a 15-month-old who had just been diagnosed Krabbe disease, a rare genetic disorder that caused her to lose her skills one by one including her smile. Britten Follett tells us why there may be hope for Hadley and other babies. Read More
Parents get new info about son's disease
Updated: Thu, Nov 10, 2005
They traveled more than 1,000 hoping to learn more about their son's rare disease. We were there last week as Molly and Keith Moore boarded a plane to Boston. With them, their 3-year-old son, Zachary, who has progeria a premature aging disease. The Moores are now back home in Stillwater. Kirsten McIntyre... Read More
Zachary Moore update
Updated: Wed, Nov 9, 2005
Zachary Moore Trust Fund 601 S. Washington #119 Stillwater, OK 74074 For more information about progeria, view the Progeria Research Foundation Web site at http://www.progeriaresearch.org/ . Read More
Girl's story touches teen's heart
Updated: Thu, Oct 6, 2005
In her short short life, 15 month old Hadley Lorg has touched a lot of lives. Just after her first birthday, Hadley's parents noticed she wasn't moving around like she could before. About a month ago she was diagnosed with Krabbe's disease a rare genetic disorder that only affects 40 babies, nationwide each year.... Read More
Parents cherishing time with daughter
Updated: Fri, Sep 30, 2005
We have an update Friday night on this blue eyed little girl we've dubbed Baby Hadley. When we first brought you her story last week she was headed to Duke University in hopes of halting the rare genetic disorder called Krabbe's disease. It's taking her skills one by one. At 15 months, she was at the... Read More
Cure sought for rare form of MD
Updated: Tue, Aug 23, 2005
Friedreich's Ataxia is a form of muscular dystrophy that strikes young people in their teens. The disease grows progressively worse until the victim become bedfast and finally dies at an early age. There's no cure yet, but researchers at the OU Health Sciences Center are pursuing promising leads. Read More
Boy with progeria gets wish, attends rodeo
Updated: Sat, Aug 6, 2005
We have an update tonight on a young Stillwater boy fighting a rare disease. We've been following Zachary Moore for about two years now. He has progeria, which causes his body to age prematurely.A few months ago, Ranger 9, pilot Mason Dunn and the OSU Cowboys helped him celebrate his third birthday. Britten... Read More
Zachary Moore information
Updated: Tue, Nov 16, 2004
Zachary Moore Trust 601 S Washington #119 Stillwater, OK 74074 Southwest Service Dogs PO Box 158 Clarksville, AR 72830 Specify contributions for Zach Moore's dog. For more information on Progeria: Progeriaresearch. Read More
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