Sam Berns | |
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 Sam Berns at an October 2013 Washington, D.C., venue via TEDx MidAtlantic | |
| Born | Sampson Gordon Berns October 23, 1996 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2014 (aged 17) |
| Cause of death | Complications from progeria |
| Education | Foxborough High School |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | HBO documentary on progeria, spreading progeria awareness |
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Sampson Gordon Berns (October 23, 1996 – January 10, 2014) was an American activist with progeria, an extremely rare and fatal disease that causes the body to age rapidly. Berns helped raise awareness about the disease,[1][2] and he was the subject of the HBO documentary Life According to Sam, which was first screened in January 2013.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (January 13, 2014). "Sam Berns, 17, Public Face of a Rare Illness, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "The Short, Remarkable Life of Sam Berns Turned Spotlight on Progeria". news.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.