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Valley clinic helps 9-year-old boy with severe case of brittle bone disease

Theo uses a revolutionary treatment at Phoenix Children's hospital

Meet Theo, a 9-year-old dealing with brittle bone disease. Theo has the most severe type of this disease among children who survive the newborn stage. He gets treatment at Phoenix Children's, which has the only clinic to treat this disease in the Southwest.

By: Justin Hobbs

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PHOENIX — Meet Theo, a 9-year-old dealing with brittle bone disease.

Theo has the most severe type of this disease among children who survive the newborn stage.

He gets treatment at Phoenix Children's, which has the only clinic to treat this disease in the Southwest.

ABC15's Justin Hobbs spent some time getting to know Theo and you can watch Theo's full story in the video player above.

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