Today, May 6, is Wishbone Day. Wishbone Day is a relatively new occasion to spread awareness of osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones. I am part of that rare breed of people who lives with this condition.
Wishbone Day involves wearing yellow and hanging out (if possible) with other people with OI. This past Saturday (May 4) I took part in my first Wishbone Day picnic and walk event. It was a fun day, and it was good to meet with other people with OI and their families (and, in some cases, their spouses).
The Wishbone Day concept developed of the Australian OI Conference in 2008. The first international Wishbone Day was observed in 2010, and it came to Canada in 2012.
Last July I met with some OI folk from Australia during the American OI Foundation conference held near Washington, DC. I even got to pose with Wishy, the Wishbone Day mascot.
I'm glad this awareness day exists since OI continues to be a condition that is often misunderstood or misinterpreted, even amongst medical professionals.
The Wishbone Day picnic took place in Cobourg, a town east of Toronto.
