Gabby Williams is 8 years old but has the skin of a newborn and only weighs 11 lbs. An ultra-rare genetic condition,
for which doctors have no
discernible explanation, keeps Williams from physically aging and has her parents caring for
her nearly the same as the day she was born. Williams shares her rare condition with only a handful
of people around the world, including a 29-year-old man from Florida who has the body of a 10-year-old and a 31-year-
old Brazilian woman who appears no older than two.
While the medical community hasn’t yet established a cause
for Williams' or the others' conditions, research into the genetic disorder has promising implications for overcoming the inertia of aging.
"In some people, something happens to them and the development process is slowed," said medical researcher Richard F. Walker. "The rate of change in the body
slows and is negligible." Walker has been researching Williams’ condition for the last two years. Retired from the
University of Florida Medical School, Walker now performs his research at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. He reports having spent his entire
career studying the causes of aging. The patients he deals with live with other conditions such as deafness and the
inability to walk, eat, or even speak. But most notably, they all age at one-fifth the rate of a normal person. Williams’ case is particularly noteworthy given her feature spot in the 2012 TLC documentary, “My 40-Year-Old Child.” Since the show aired, Williams’ parents told ABC News, their daughter has stayed relatively the same.
"Gabrielle hasn't changed since pretty much forever," said her mother, Mary Margret Williams, 38. "She has gotten a little longer and we have jumped into putting her in size
3-6 month clothes instead of 0-3 months for the footies.”
“Last time we weighed her she was up a pound to 11 pounds and she's gotten a few more
haircuts,” she said, but other than that, things have remained the same. Walker attributes Williams’ lack of aging to what he calls decreased “developmental inertia.” Her body’s normal physiological changes and
maturation haven’t occurred...........................
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Let's just hope the girl doesn't end up being used for lab experiments . Nevertheless, this is a cat =(^..^)= and don't forget to click on the article in my signature

Hmmm, na waooo. That means no school for her

callola: Hmmm, na waooo. That means no school for her

Probably,for now. But the Docs claims that 'her kind' grows 1/5th of a normal person's growth..there'z still hope for her and housetraining wld be preferable.