Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:11 pm
Well she sure looks happy and she's surrounded by love. That's all that really matters. 
Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:54 pm
This reminds me of the guy they showed on ripleys believe it or not, he looked like a 13 year old but was actually 25+ because he had a rare disease that slowed down his aging I forgot the name of the episode and have'nt been able to find it since.
Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:12 pm
I've seen this story before. She's actually thirteen now, I think. The site you posted doesn't really work on my computer unfortunately, so I searched around the web and found this...
The brain tumor just shrank away, apparently. Wow. This girl is amazing, cheating death so many times! But I wonder, what will she look like when she's twenty? Thirty? Fifty? Will she will even live that long?
Her body may not be aging, but Brooke's health is deteriorating. She is fed through a tube, and she's had strokes, seizures, ulcers, severe respiratory problems and a tumor the size of a lemon.
The four times Brooke has come dangerously close to death, she bounced back and no one knows why.
The brain tumor just shrank away, apparently. Wow. This girl is amazing, cheating death so many times! But I wonder, what will she look like when she's twenty? Thirty? Fifty? Will she will even live that long?
Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:39 pm
Brooke has a distinct facial structure that reminds me of Down syndrome, though it's obvious she doesn't actually have it. One of her eyes also seems to be lazier than the other. I love how the voice-over talks about genetic research--yeah right, not in this country! 
We're run by a man who used his only veto so far to strike down a bill that could help thousands, maybe millions of people because he's so sure he knows exactly when life begins.
Also, at the very end Brooke's siblings are mentioned, but only in passing. Does that mean they don't have this mysterious syndrome?
That's not nearly as disturbing, though, as something I saw on Something Awful a little while back, though. In fact, Brooke's story was downright heartwarming compared to this. It was so horrifying I won't link to it, but it was posted on August 4 if anyone's interested--go to News Archives, choose August 2006, and select "I'm here to ruin your day". Basically, one girl called Juliana Wetmore has a terrible, terrible deformity that renders her unable to breathe (she has a trach tube for that), eat, or talk. It's called Treachers Collins syndrome and I don't recommend you Google it if you're weak stomached. But she has normal intelligence. That's the worst part, don't you think? Of course, TV news crews in her home (Jacksonville, FL) just adore putting her story on TV. It feels a little exploitative for my tastes. "Look at the girl with no face! Marvel at her inadequacies and then give her family money!"
That's just my .02 cents.
We're run by a man who used his only veto so far to strike down a bill that could help thousands, maybe millions of people because he's so sure he knows exactly when life begins.
Also, at the very end Brooke's siblings are mentioned, but only in passing. Does that mean they don't have this mysterious syndrome?
That's not nearly as disturbing, though, as something I saw on Something Awful a little while back, though. In fact, Brooke's story was downright heartwarming compared to this. It was so horrifying I won't link to it, but it was posted on August 4 if anyone's interested--go to News Archives, choose August 2006, and select "I'm here to ruin your day". Basically, one girl called Juliana Wetmore has a terrible, terrible deformity that renders her unable to breathe (she has a trach tube for that), eat, or talk. It's called Treachers Collins syndrome and I don't recommend you Google it if you're weak stomached. But she has normal intelligence. That's the worst part, don't you think? Of course, TV news crews in her home (Jacksonville, FL) just adore putting her story on TV. It feels a little exploitative for my tastes. "Look at the girl with no face! Marvel at her inadequacies and then give her family money!"
That's just my .02 cents.
Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:22 pm
Looks to me like she inherited her mums eyes; if you notice when the switch to the parents the mothers eyes are a little funny like the kids.
Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:43 pm
theonlysaneone wrote:Wow, that's really weird. I'm really interested to know what causes it. I also smell a future episode of House coming!
...me too.
That's really interesting. o_o