Post by Linda Sharps
It would be a sad, pointless exercise to try and imagine what the worst disease might be for a baby to have ... but if I were to put my mind to such an unhappy task, 7-month-old Casen Buswell's illness would surely be at the top of the list. Little Casen has an extremely rare vascular condition -- so rare, in fact, that he's one of only 14 in the world known to have Glomuvenous Malformations Plaque Type. Casen's condition causes his blood vessels, skin, and muscles to harden. His vascular malformation covers his chest, belly, arms, upper shoulders, and back, and it causes him extreme sensitivity. He can't be hugged or cuddled like a normal baby, because touch of any kind is painful for him. As terrible as Casen's story already sounds, it gets worse.![]()
It would be a sad, pointless exercise to try and imagine what the worst disease might be for a baby to have ... but if I were to put my mind to such an unhappy task, 7-month-old Casen Buswell's illness would surely be at the top of the list. Little Casen has an extremely rare vascular condition -- so rare, in fact, that he's one of only 14 in the world known to have Glomuvenous Malformations Plaque Type. Casen's condition causes his blood vessels, skin, and muscles to harden. His vascular malformation covers his chest, belly, arms, upper shoulders, and back, and it causes him extreme sensitivity. He can't be hugged or cuddled like a normal baby, because touch of any kind is painful for him. As terrible as Casen's story already sounds, it gets worse.