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A few years ago, my son needed an X-ray of his foot to explain some chronic pain. The doctor wanted to rule out a hairline fracture. The film came back negative, and the diagnosis was something akin to "growing pain" caused by the body's insistent stretching of the tendon. (There's a technical term for this that I didn't commit to memory.)
The day after the X-ray, my husband ran into our pediatrician. "Do you know what Jimmy has?" the doctor said to Jim. My husband's heart raced as adrenaline surged through his body. Maybe the doctor hadn't conveyed the truth about Jimmy's condition, hoping for a face- to-face meeting. Maybe it was something serious - something bad and serious.See the full content of this document
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Big Man Inside Boy Is Slow to Emerge
"No. What?" Jim asked, dreading the response.
"Huge growth plates."It turned out Jimmy didn't have a disease - only the potential to grow to an estimated 6 feet 7 inches tall....See the full content of this document
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