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In Pictures: The Life Of Brooke Greenberg

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In Pictures: The Life Of Brooke Greenberg, The Girl Who Never Grew Up

MEET Brooke Greenberg, the girl who can’t grow up. Brooke is 17 years old. She is trapped in the body of a toddler, although media so not believe her brain has developed either. Says mum: “They [the specialists] just said she’ll catch up.” Says dad: “I mean she did not put on an ounce or she did not grow an inch … That’s when I knew there was a problem.” Medics have called her condition Syndrome X. This is her life in pictures:

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Age 16

Posted: 17th, May 2010 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comment