Sammy Basso - Wikipedia
Sammy Basso (1 December 1995 – 5 October 2024) was an Italian biologist, patient of progeria and one of the oldest known survivors of the disease. Basso also took part in clinical trials for which he carried out research.
Sammy Basso I The Progeria Research Foundation
Oct 9, 2024 · Sammy was the oldest known person living with classic Progeria, which gave him a unique perspective on life and an extraordinary drive to connect with others. He was known and adored throughout the world for his phenomenal optimism, his infectious warmth and kindness, and boundless resilience.
Sammy Basso obituary: progeria advocate dies at 28 - Legacy.com
Oct 8, 2024 · Sammy Basso, one of the oldest known people with the premature aging disease progeria, who worked to find a cure, died October 5, 2024.
The exquisite last letter of man who died from rare disease - Aleteia
Oct 17, 2024 · Sammy Basso was an Italian man of deep faith. Born with progeria -- a disease that meant he was a young man living in an elderly man's body, with heart trouble, skin and bone problems,...
Sammy Basso, Advocate for Progeria Research, Is Dead at 28
Oct 19, 2024 · Sammy Basso, an advocate for research into progeria, an ultrarare fatal disease that causes rapid aging in children, who was known for living with gusto and humor with the condition as he faced...
'There's nobody like him': Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Nobody expected Sammy Basso to live as long as he did, but his sudden death at the age 28 still came as a shock to those who knew and loved him. Basso dedicated his short life to research and...
Survivor of rare rapid-ageing disease progeria dies at 28
Oct 6, 2024 · Sammy Basso, who was the longest living survivor of the rare genetic disease progeria, has died at the age of 28, the Italian Progeria Association said on Sunday.
Sammy Basso, activist and longest-living survivor of progeria, has …
Oct 7, 2024 · Sammy Basso, known as the longest-living survivor of the extremely rare genetic “aging” disease progeria, recently died at the age of 28, according to a social media post from the...
How Sammy Basso’s short life changed rare disease research - STAT
Oct 6, 2024 · But of the many qualities apparent to anyone who met Sammy Basso, a biologist and spokesperson for the progeria patient community, who died suddenly on Saturday at 28, perhaps the most...
Sammy Basso, the longest-living survivor of progeria, dies at 28
Oct 10, 2024 · In a Facebook post, the Progeria Research Foundation announced that Sammy Basso passed away Saturday. “Sammy was the embodiment of kindness, warmth, resilience and wisdom, serving the Progeria community with many years of outstanding dedication to scientific progress toward the cure for Progeria,” the organization wrote in a Facebook post.