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Bel Air Teen Undergoes Life-Saving Surgery

The 19-year-old from Bel Air has a rare intestinal condition that causes her constant pain.

Macey Breitenback has a rare, incurable disease called visceral myopathy, a smooth muscle disorder that affects all of her organs.
Macey Breitenback has a rare, incurable disease called visceral myopathy, a smooth muscle disorder that affects all of her organs. (WJZ)

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air teen fighting a rare disease finally got a surgery Friday that could save her life. Macey Breitenback recently learned she will receive a critical organ transplant. It brought tears of joy, 19 years in the making.

WJZ first met Macey four years ago when we learned about her rare incurable disease called visceral myopathy, a smooth muscle disorder that affects all of her organs.

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