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Six-year-old Gainesville girl lives with genetic disease and still stays positive
Zyah Goss-Pittman diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 15 months old
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Zyah Goss-Pittman, 6, shows off a tablet she uses to answer questions in class Monday at Myers Elementary School. Zyah was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 15 months old, which is a rare genetic disease that attacks her muscles. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Zyah Goss-Pittman is just like any other 6-year-old. She gets all As in school, asks to play games on her mother’s smartphone and plays with Barbies. She also enjoyed going to the circus and having her face painted in February.