Unstoppable with FD/MAS

This is one of fifteen videos recorded by the Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation at the 2014 Patient and Family Conference. It was held at the NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY on October 25-26, 2014. Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation website: http://www.fibrousdysplasia.org Speaker Information: Lauren Ruotolo Lauren Ruotolo is the Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations at Madonna’s YouTube company DanceOn. Lauren previously served for almost a decade as the Director of Entertainment Promotions at Hearst Magazines in New York City. Lauren’s first-person essay "Get Shorty," which shared her philosophies on living with the rare genetic disorder, McCune-Albright syndrome, was published in Marie Claire magazine in 2009. Soon after, she penned her first book titled “Unstoppable in Stilettos—A girls guide to living tall in a small world.” In the book, Lauren discusses her struggles and achievements growing up as a disabled person, plus offers her advice on life known as “Lauren Lesson’s” on how to achieve everything you want in life even when life throws you lemons. Besides writing, working full time and speaking to teens and children, Lauren is on the advisory board of Glamour Gals, Love Our Children USA, and is an active member in the NY chapter of Women in Communications and Step Up. She currently lives in NYC with her long time boyfriend Nelson. Visit Lauren on Facebook, follow her on Twitter (laurenjaenyc), or log onto www.laurenruotolo.com.