This coming October 25 marks the first day of "National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week" as designated by Congress and the Senate in late 2006, in honor of Americans with the genetic disease, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). People with EB are known as "butterflies" or "butterfly children" because their skin is as fragile as a butterfly's wings.
This disorder is set to receive a liberal serving of public awareness with its upcoming "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" Relay-Rally! This inaugural campaign (
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