Carol Orzel

Carol Orzel
Born(1959-04-20)April 20, 1959
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary, 2018 (aged 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of deathComplications from FOP
Known forDisability activism, advocacy for the study of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Carol Orzel (April 20, 1959 – February 2018) was an American woman with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). She advocated for research into FOP and was an activist for disability rights. Before her death, she requested that her skeleton be displayed in the Mütter Museum.[1]

  1. ^ McCullough, Marie (28 February 2019). "New Mütter Museum exhibit grants final wish for woman who turned to bone". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019.