A Tennessee teenager managed to walk the aisle at his high school graduation after overcoming a debilitating medical condition
A teen who was told he would never walk and was considered a medical mystery graduated from high school at Austin Peay State University.
Migdiel Ortiz was diagnosed 13 years ago with brittle bone disease. Doctors told his family he would never be able to walk.
Brittle bone disease is a lifelong genetic disorder that causes your bones to break very easily, usually without any type of injury, such as from a fall. The disease affects about one in 15,000 people
After hundreds of hospital visits and overcoming countless obstacles, Ortiz received his diploma last month.
Elvira Ortiz, Migdiel’s mom said — “I can’t even believe that the day finally came for him. We’re so excited,” “This is huge for him. He deserves everything in the world. This is a big moment.”
Migdiel graduated from Montgomery Central High School during ceremonies at Austin Peay.
Migdiel’s mom added –“All the support from his teachers, community, everybody was so helpful. I don’t know what I would’ve done if I didn’t have the support from everybody,” “Thanks to everybody who was a part of it. That’s what we really want to make sure everybody knows, that we’re so thankful.”
Migdiel echoed those thoughts saying — “I’d like to say thank you for helping me get through the hard times that I went through.”