2. SECTIONS
• WHAT IS SPINA BIFIDA?
• LIPO-MYELOMENINGOCELE (LMM)
• ABOUT CHLOE
• HER BOOK
3. What is Spina Bifida?
• Spina Bifida literally
means “split spine.”
• Spina Bifida happens
when a baby is in the
womb and the spinal
column does not close all
of the way.
• Spina Bifida is a relatively
common condition, which
affects about one in every
1000 children born per
year in Ireland.
4. LIPO-MYELOMENINGOCELE
• Lipomyelomeningocele (LMM) is the least
servere form of Myelomeningocele.
• LMM is an abnormal fat accumulation that starts
below the skin and extends through an opening
in the spine to the spinal cord.
• The attachment of the fat to the spinal cord
(tethering) may require surgery to release the
tethering to the fatty mass especially during
growth spurts will reduce the fatty mass.
5. ABOUT CHLOE
• Chloe Joanne O'Sullivan
was born on 1st of
September 2005.
• Doctors diagnosed her
with Spina Bifida and
indicated that she might
be confined to a
wheelchair and could
have diminished mental
capabilities.
• Chloe was crawling at 10
months.
6. HER BOOK
• “THE FAIRY WHO
WAS DIFFERENT”
• CLIPPED WING
• ENABLE IRELAND
• LISTOWEL
WRITERS WEEK
2012
7. • Each Saturday Eason's
have a book reading in
their shop in Tralee to
encourage reading.
• The Book Manager
organised for Chloe's
Book to feature.
