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Progeria children enjoy adventurous charity reunion
Brenda Smith 15, a progeria patient, joins 15 peers from around the world at Mount Airy Lodge for a Sunshine Foundation reunion. The event includes blood samples for research and celebrations of mobility despite severe aging symptoms, with Brenda planning a medical career amid hopeful spirits. Greg Mercer,17, of Warner Robins, Ga., rides a motorcycle, while 7-year-old April Frankland from Chico, Calif., bonds with her baby sister Janneke Stalman of The Netherlands.
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Patti Mengers
Daily Times
Brenda
Brenda Smith
Mount Airy Lodge
Progeria
Sunshine Foundation
Philadelphia
Bill Sample
Sample
Pinocchio
Foundation
Hutchinson-Gilford
Paul Brown
National Institutes of Health
Gold Wing
April Frankland
Chico
Calif
Sharlene Caputo
Sonny
April
Janneke Stalman
Janneke
Ben Stalman
Netherlands
Craig
Greg Mercer
Warner Robins, Ga
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