Join our Facebook Live Event 7:00pm CDT on Thursday, October 18th: Joined At The Hip: with Earl Cole (Perthes Kids Foundation) & Dr. Harry Kim (International Perthes Study Group” Episode 1 Click here for the facebook live link Earl Cole will answer these questions and more! 1. How has having Perthes as a child shaped the way you are as an adult? 2. What type of treatments did you go through as a child? 3. How did you get the opportunity to be on the TV show Survivor? 4. Did Perthes affect your gameplay on Survivor? Were you ever in pain? 5. How did it feel to win Survivor? Why did you use that platform to raise Perthes awareness? 6. Tell me about your creation of Camp Perthes. 7. What advice to you have for parents who are raising a child going through Perthes?

What causes Perthes disease? The cause is unknown and the disease is not inherited in most patients. A very small number of patients have another family member with Perthes. Should I expect a lot of complaints of pain? Pain generally suggests that there is hip joint inflammation, which can be caused by too much activity.