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Listen to 'mobile corpses' telling stories
An English patient recorded a horrifying time when he had the syndrome
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The girl with the syndrome of
An American girl with rare 'giant' syndrome in the world has suddenly died at 34 years after constantly developing over the past decade.
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She only survived on milk
Because of an incurable disease that makes the body unable to convert food into energy, a 9-year-old British girl must live entirely on milk.
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The 25-year-old girl never taught puberty
Despite being 25 years old, Kate Quinn, Ireland, still hasn't experienced puberty due to a rare illness.
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Girls sleep apnea
Jovie Wyse girl meets a rare disease of sleep apnea. This means she can die when sleeping.
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6-year-old little girl like a doll
When Jessica Ward was born, doctors told her parents that she could not live past 1 year.
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Find out the mystery of the Elephant's death
Scientists have discovered the real cause of Joseph Merrick's death, dubbed the Elephant, due to the weight of his oversized big head that crushed his spinal cord.
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Boys have hearts outside their bodies
Koh Guan Siang, father of 3 daughters, was very happy to hear that he was going to have a son. However, that joy did not last for long.
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Hurry before
A young English woman asked her boyfriend to hold a wedding ceremony with her so she could fulfill the dream of standing in front of the altar to say the word before the…
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4-year-old boy looks like a coral reef
The boy Li Shenghan, 4 years old in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, northeastern China suffers from a strange disease that causes many small pimples throughout his body. He…
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Schoolgirl has a 90 degree scoliosis
Ellen Wagstaff, a 12-year-old girl, suffers from a rare disease that causes her spine to bend at a 90 degree angle.
Cancer
The girl may die if exposed to the sun
The skin disease caused Andrea, the American, to dare to go out at night. She has also undergone 25 surgeries to remove cancer-causing cells.