Brooke Greenberg continues to baffle her family and doctors. At 16-years-old, Brooke weighs 16 pounds and stands 2 feet, 6 inches tall, MyFOXChicago reported. She can’t speak, but she can express frustration and happiness. In other words, Brooke’s body and mind are that of a toddler.
“Why doesn’t she age?” Brooke’s father, Howard Greenberg said on ABC News. “Is she the fountain of youth?"
Brooke, who lives in Maryland, still has baby teeth, and her bones are about 10-years-old. However, her hair and nails do grow consistently. Doctors think Brooke has a genetic mutation that inhibits her growth.
“Without being sensational, I’d say this is an opportunity for us to answer the question why we’re mortal, or at least test it,” Dr. Richard Walker of the University of South Florida told ABC News. “And if we’re wrong, we can discard it. But if we’re right, we’ve got the golden ring (FoxNews).”
This is crazy. She is 16 years old, and doesn't look anything over 2 or 3 years old. It will be amazing what doctors could find out from this. Does her organs and stuff age? How long will she live? Why did she stop aging at like 2 rather then earlier? No matter what this sucks for this little girl. It has to be frustrating as hell not to be able to communicate, but then again she probably doesn't know any better. Just a really interesting story, and I hope they follow up on this.
The picture above is her and her family celebrating her 12th birthday. Yea she is the one in her mother's arms...
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