10岁的哈珀·阿特金森(Harper Atkinson), 一位患有罕见骨病的耐受性强的爱荷华女孩, 将成为鹰眼队与俄勒冈州比赛的基德队长。 Ten-year-old Harper Atkinson, a resilient Iowa girl with a rare bone disease, will be Kid Captain for the Hawkeyes’ game against Oregon.

来自爱荷华州瓦佩洛的 10 岁哈珀·阿特金森 （Harper Atkinson） 将在爱荷华鹰眼队 11 月 4 日对阵俄勒冈州的比赛中担任小队长，突出她在一种罕见的、未确诊的代谢性骨病中的韧性，该疾病自两岁以来已导致超过 35 处骨折。 Ten-year-old Harper Atkinson of Wapello, Iowa, will serve as Kid Captain for the Iowa Hawkeyes’ November 4 game against Oregon, spotlighting her resilience amid a rare, undiagnosed metabolic bone disease that has caused over 35 fractures since age two. 她接受爱荷华大学Stead家庭儿童医院的护理,使用遥测杆稳定她的骨骼,享受学校、骑马、钢琴和小猫。 She receives care at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, uses telescoping rods to stabilize her bones, and enjoys school, horseback riding, piano, and kittens. Kid Captain计划, 现已进入第16年, 向儿科病人致敬, 并分享他们鼓舞人心的故事。 The Kid Captain program, now in its 16th year, honors pediatric patients and shares their inspiring stories.