"And Baby Is Three". On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Jonathan <[email protected]>wrote:
> This is just bizarre. And cool. > > > > Sent to you by Jonathan via Google Reader: > > > The Girl Who Doesn't > Age<http://www.parentdish.com/2009/06/30/the-girl-who-doesnt-age/> > via ParentDish <http://www.parentdish.com> by Sandy Maple on 6/30/09 > > Filed under: Medical > conditions<http://www.parentdish.com/category/medical-conditions/>, > Development <http://www.parentdish.com/category/development/> > [image: brooke greenberg] > > Does Brooke Greenberg hold the key to the fountain of youth? Image: Dez > Pain <http://www.sxc.hu/profile/xymonau>/sxc.hu > By all appearances, Brooke Greenberg is an average baby. She giggles and > coos when she's happy and enjoys rocking in her swing. She can also be quite > stubborn and is quick to voice loud disapproval when she's unhappy with > something. At about sixteen pounds and 30 inches tall, the curly haired > little girl appears to be a typical six-month-old. But Brooke Greenberg > isn't an infant, she's sixteen years > old<http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/Story?id=7880954&page=1>and something > of medical mystery. > > Since her birth, Brooke's body and brain have not aged in the conventional > sense. She remains the size of an infant and has the mental capacity of a > toddler. Her bone age is estimated to be about 10 years old and she has a > mouth full of baby teeth. She rides in a stroller and, because her esophagus > is so small, must be fed through a tube. > > "There've been very minimal changes in Brooke's brain," says Dr. Richard > Walker of the University of South Florida College of Medicine. "Various > parts of her body, rather than all being at the same stage, seem to be > disconnected." > > Continue reading *The Girl Who Doesn't > Age*<http://www.parentdish.com/2009/06/30/the-girl-who-doesnt-age/> > > Read <http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=7880954&page=> | > Permalink <http://www.parentdish.com/2009/06/30/the-girl-who-doesnt-age/>| > Email > this <http://www.parentdish.com/forward/19079497/> | > Comments<http://www.parentdish.com/2009/06/30/the-girl-who-doesnt-age/#comments> > > > > Things you can do from here: > > - Subscribe to > ParentDish<http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloggingbaby.com%2Frss.xml?source=email>using > *Google Reader* > - Get started using Google > Reader<http://www.google.com/reader/?source=email>to easily keep up with > *all your favorite sites* > > > > > -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
