Sam Berns

Sam Berns
Sam Berns at an October 2013 Washington, D.C., venue via TEDx MidAtlantic
Born
Sampson Gordon Berns

(1996-10-23)October 23, 1996
DiedJanuary 10, 2014(2014-01-10) (aged 17)
Cause of deathComplications from progeria
EducationFoxborough High School
OccupationActivist
Known forHBO documentary on progeria, spreading progeria awareness
Parents

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.

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (January 13, 2014). "Sam Berns, 17, Public Face of a Rare Illness, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "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.