Fiona Rose Murphey Foundation Trail Ride Fundraiser

FIONA ROSE MURPHEY FOUNDATION
The Fiona Rose Murphey Foundation was established by singer Michael Martin Murphey and named after his
granddaughter Fiona who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Fiona has endured multiple fractures of arms and legs since birth. She was diagnosed with a broken collarbone, arm, femur and several broken ribs in utero.

The Fiona Rose Murphey Foundation Charitable Trust helps children with bone diseases and other debilitating conditions and is a non profit 501 (c) (3) organization based in Georgetown, Texas.
With more than 10 years of experience, Fiona Rose Murphey Foundation Charitable Trust functions to provide aid to families and children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and similar conditions.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) (Brittle Bone Disease)
Characterized by breaking of bones easily and frequently, often for little or no apparent reason, Osteogenesis Imperfecta is caused by imperfectly formed bone collagen, which is the major protein of the bones’ connective tissue.
The condition is a genetic disorder that affects about one in every 20,000 children born in the U.S. each year, and usually affects the long bones in arms and legs.
With four different degrees of severity of OI existing in patients, some of the milder cases are often misdiagnosed as child abuse cases and some more severe cases do not allow the infant to survive. The majority of patients are affected with moderate OI, which presents itself with evidence of broken bones in utero, at birth, and shortly thereafter. There is no cure.