achived URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion...

event website URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion...

start date and time: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 3:00 PM

end date and time: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM

categories:   health & wellness   interactive discussion

event description:

interactive text discussion (without audio or video) -

Join the Washington Post's live online discussion regarding yesterday's Washington Post Magazine cover story entitled Growing Pains: For Caitlin Schroeder, Achieving Near-Average Height Would Require No Small Act of Courage.

Teenager Caitlin Schroeder was born with dwarfism and decided to undergo surgery to add five inches of height to her legs. She will discuss her surgery and the article, along with her mother Jennifer Anduha, and writer Caitlin Gibson.

Visit the following link to submit questions or comments (that may be used) before or during the live discussion:
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/content/submit_wpmag.htm

Read the Washington Post magazine's article at Caitlin Schroeder at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112101749.html

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