Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fighter Raffa!


MEET RAFFA.....We also call him FAMFAM... =)


Rafael " Isaac" Borja Garcia is the son of Wendell Garcia (drummer of Pupil) and Jaja Borja. Raffa was discovered to be suffering from Cutis Laxa Syndrome when he was born. Cutis Laxa is rarely encountered and may occur in several inherited (congenital) forms or come about in the course of another disorder (acquired).It is a connective tissue disorder characterized by skin that is loose, hanging,wrinkled and hanging in elasticity (hyperelasticity).The affected area of the skin may be thickened and dark.In addition, the joints are loose (hypermobility) because of lax ligaments and tendons. The variety of symptoms and signs that result from defects in connective tissue.Defective connective tissue may cause problem in vocal chords, bones, cartilage, blood vessels, bladder, kidney, digestive system and lungs.He has been in and out of the hospital and ICU since he was born.A little help from each one of us will go a long long way.

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