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About to turn 17, she reflects on the pains and perks of growing up with progeria from the heartbreak of being told she will never walk again to the delight of passing her exams and starting college. Mum reveals final moments of inspirational teenager who had body of a 104yearold. The likes and life of a teenager with progeria hayley okines. Hayley okines, teen with premature aging disease progeria. The teenager penned two books detailing her experiences of living with progeria old before my time and young at heart and took part in numerous interviews. The likes and life of a teenager with progeria by hayley okines 19mar2015 paperback on. Me and the amazing teenager who was too young to be old, by the. The wanted sd2 festival, max throwing jays hair and part o duration. Six months of tests failed to explain what was wrong with hayley. Her followup book young at heart followed her years as a teenager with progeria, notably with teenagelike interests and her struggle with paralysis. Apr 03, 2015 in her book young at heart, she wrote. In young at heart hayley revealed she had typical teenage crushes, not least on popstar justin bieber, and nathan sykes from the band the wanted. Hayley okines, who has died aged 17, had progeria and endeavoured to enjoy her limited time and raise awareness of the disorder. Hayley okines books to buy new books heart emoticon europe news laughing and crying.
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Apr 03, 2015 hayley okines, from bexhill, east sussex, became known as the 100yearold teenager through her efforts to raise awareness of progeria. Tributes pour in for hayley okines, inspirational progeria. Hayley okines book young at heart hayley okines, young. She did, though, going on to write an autobiography at age 14 titled young at heart. But she has the rare genetic condition progeria, which means her body ages eight times faster than normal, giving her the body of a 126yearold woman.
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