Natarlia Nappi has a severe case of osteogenesis imperfecta
A toddler has a rare health condition which means her bones are so brittle that a cough, hiccup or even a cuddle could break them.
"We don't let anyone near or hold her and my other kids are learning to hold her. It's not worth someone having a cuddle and her getting a break." Speaking about her rocky pregnancy, Nicole explained: "They found an abnormality on the scan and at one point we were told it could be dwarfism then skeletal dysplasia but none of them were correct. We went for more scans in London at five months and they told us she was very sick and she might not make it.
"When she was born they couldn't count how many breaks she had," Nicole said. "She had her legs over her head but she survived it. When a nurse put a wristband on her it broke her arm in two places." Nicole explained that the toddler broke her femur after she threw herself and caught her leg in September of this year. They took her to the local hospital and were told she'd need an operation for a metal rod to be inserted in her leg.
Nicole said: "She won't survive an operation with how weak she is right now but she needs one on her leg. After speaking with GOSH and Brighton Hospital they said there's no way she could cope with having bolts and rods put in her leg. Brighton Hospital was great and they put her in a spica cast within two hours and we were home the next day. The leg that's just broken will now probably be her weakest bone.
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