This is just bizarre. And cool. Sent to you by Jonathan via Google Reader: The Girl Who Doesn't Age via ParentDish by Sandy Maple on 6/30/09
Filed under: Medical conditions, Development Does Brooke Greenberg hold the key to the fountain of youth? Image: Dez Pain/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 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 Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to ParentDish using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
