News from Daily Mail .co.uk Aug. 21, 2007

The little girl who can never be cuddled
Baby Sarah Morrison is so delicate she can break a bone just by sneezing and can never be hugged by her parents.
Before she was born, Sarah suffered 30 rib fractures and doctors said she would live just two days. But the youngster, who has brittle-bone disease, will defy expectations when she celebrates her first birthday next month.
Sarah's mother, Sonia McCrossan, was told her baby had the one-in-a-million disorder osteogenesis imperfecta while she was pregnant. Her first baby, Leah, suffered from the same condition and died when she was two weeks old.

Ms McCrossan, 34, was advised to have an abortion when she became pregnant again. But the couple were determined to give Sarah a chance at life and moved from Ireland to Sheffield to seek a bone specialist.
"There are only three hospitals in the world which could help so we had to try," Mr Morrison, 31, told the Metro.
Sarah has broken two bones since coming home from the hospital. Her hips and back cannot be left unsupported for a second.
Ms McCrossan added: "She has gone through so much in life but she still giggles when she sees us and is so loving."
 

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