A young lawyer with a rare progressive disorder is giving his best to live his life to the fullest as his ailing body is gradually getting “encased in a second skeleton.” Despite his incurable debilitating condition, he is inspiring others to hold firm to their faith and never give up. Meet, Ollie Collins, whose motto is, “It is hard, but it’s possible.” At 18 months old, Collins, from Brisbane, Australia, was diagnosed with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a rare neuromuscular disorder that causes abnormal development of connective tissue, causing limited movement and significant pain, and in the worst situations, patients can become bedridden. Collins works as a lawyer in one of Brisbane’s top-tier law firms, and he isn’t letting his diagnosis of FOP stand in the way of living a full, prosperous life. “This condition causes my muscles, tendons, and ligaments to turn to bone, and for bone to grow on top of …
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