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After 2 years, an Oklahoma boy is home at last

Published December 4, 2008, 10:45 pm, The Oklahoman

BETHANY — Every time Joshua Dean giggles, his parents marvel at the sound. The laughter shows more than his happiness. It shows how far he’s come.Joshua was born Oct. 29, 2006, with a genetic condition called Kniest dysplasia, which slowed his skeletal growth and collapsed his airway. He’s been hospitalized all but a few days of his life, depending on a ventilator to breathe.Treatment and ...

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