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2 Foot 7, 500 Broken Bones & Osteogenesis Imperfecta — Katherine Klimitas

2 Foot 7, 500 Broken Bones & Osteogenesis Imperfecta — Katherine Klimitas

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 Katherine is an artist and designer who sold her first painting at age 10. She is the daughter of veterinarians, and expresses her family’s life-long love of animals through her amazing life-like paintings. Katherine has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, and captivates the world with her incredible outlook and unique perspective on life. She and her parents stopped counting her broken bones at 500. She’s 2 feet 7 inches tall, gets around in an power wheelchair, and creates her art, jewelry and graphic design while lying on her side.#osteogenesisimperfecta #painting #inspiration You Can Connect with Katherine At:Official Website:https://kakartnola.comEtsy:https://www.etsy.com/shop/kakartFacebook: @kakartnolaInstagram: @kakartnolaLinkedIn: Katherine Klimitas Todays conversation covers a range of topics, including the identification and training of service dogs, maintaining a positive outlook, future goals and passions, a day in the life of someone with brittle bone disease, perspective and resilience, guilty pleasures and dream destinations, lifting spirits with music, and alternative career paths. Takeaways Resilience through art Osteogenesis Imperfecta Overcoming physical challenges The power of creativity Service dogs do not need to be registered, and there is no formal service dog registry. Service dogs can be identified by their behavior in public and their ability to perform specific tasks. Rescued dogs can also be trained as service dogs, and they are not limited to specific breeds. Chapters 00:00 Turning Fragility into Strength Through Art 06:55 The Journey of an Artist 18:13 Art as a Medium of Expression 23:31 The World of Service Dogs 43:10 Alternative Career Paths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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