Saturday, 4 April 2015

Hayley Okines, a teen trapped in a 104-year-old’s body, dies at 17

Hayley Okines, a teen trapped in a 104-year-old’s body, dies at 17


A 17-year-old who suffered from a rare genetic condition that left her with the body of an elderly woman has died. Hayley Okines had progeria, which meant that as a child, her body aged at a rapid rate – eight times faster than the average person. She was known as Britain’s 100-year-old teenager.

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