Patrick Sharrock, Whose Outlook Inspired People Around The World, Passes Away

  • Friday, September 15, 2017

Patrick Sharrock, the teen who inspired people all around the world, passed away in his sleep Friday morning. 

Patrick had a condition known as Ostegenesis Imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, and was confined to a wheelchair.  But his disease did not keep him down and he encouraged people all around him.

Patrick was hospitalized earlier this summer, and then later organized a blood drive for the hospital where he has been staying.  

Patrick and his family received a home from the TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition in 2011. 

 

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