Junior firefighter hasn’t allowed disabilities to slow her down

Brianna Reigh has been an active member with the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company for more than a year.

By LIAM BELAN

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Only one in about 10,000 people are born with microphthalmia — a birth defect that prevents full development of one or both eyes — let alone Chiari malformation type one in the neck, which puts pressure on the skull and results in severe headaches and neck pain.

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