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Imprisoned in pain

Ventura County Star
Maleah Berg, 18, of Simi Valley, suffers from two disorders that affect every part of her body and leave her trapped in pain.
Maleah Berg, 18, of Simi Valley, suffers from two disorders that affect every part of her body and leave her trapped in pain.
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Maleah Berg and her family moved from Simi Valley to Fayetteville, Ark., for treatment of two disorders that steal her independence and jeopardize her dreams. Here she hangs with Sampson, a therapy dog.
Maleah Berg and her family moved from Simi Valley to Fayetteville, Ark., for treatment of two disorders that steal her independence and jeopardize her dreams. Here she hangs with Sampson, a therapy dog.
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Maleah Berg receives magnetic field treatment at Spero Clinic in Fayettevile, Ark. The Simi Valley teen has been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Maleah Berg receives magnetic field treatment at Spero Clinic in Fayettevile, Ark. The Simi Valley teen has been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
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Maleah Berg hangs out with Sampson, a therapy dog, at the Spero Clinic in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Maleah, 18, of Simi Valley, is being treated for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome.
Maleah Berg hangs out with Sampson, a therapy dog, at the Spero Clinic in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Maleah, 18, of Simi Valley, is being treated for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome.
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Maleah Berg bonds with a feline friend at an animal shelter in Fayetteville, Ark. The 18-year-old champion Irish dancer from Simi Valley is being treated for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Maleah Berg bonds with a feline friend at an animal shelter in Fayetteville, Ark. The 18-year-old champion Irish dancer from Simi Valley is being treated for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
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