progeria Archives

Dad abandons baby when sees her face – 22 yrs later, she shows the world that beauty always comes from within

Source: YouTube 21 years ago, Irina Nezhentseva of Novy Urengoy, Russia, gave birth to a daughter, Katja. Shortly afterwards, doctors revealed that little Katja had a congenital genetic disease called progeria, which causes the body to age about ...

Boy born with extremely rare disease looks like an 80-year-old

He looks like he’s in his 80s, but he also has the body of a newborn. This baby boy from Bangladesh has progeria, and the cells in his body break down much faster than normal. ...

Her dad saw her newborn face and abandoned her – 26 years later, she’s showing the world that beauty comes from within

26 years ago, Irina Nezhentseva, of Novy Urengoy, Russia, gave birth to a daughter. Shortly after, doctors revealed that Katja, as Irina named her daughter, had a congenital genetic disease called progeria that causes the body to age about ...