Born Different - Episode Guide

Fragile Zoe Lush has a rare condition which means her bones are so delicate they ‘break in the wind'. Zoe broke several bones whilst she was still in the womb, shattered her collarbone during birth and broke another 100 bones before her first birthday. Now Zoe, who is six-years-old, has broken almost every bone in her body and was almost internally decapitated after bones in her neck began to wear away. Zoe lives with her mum Chelsea Lush, dad, Curtis Lush, and three year old brother Felix, in Huntington Beach, California.

A MAN who is only 23 INCHES TALL and weighs 15lbs is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu god. Manpreet Singh is 21-years-old and is the same height and weight as a six month old baby and is believed to be one of the smallest people in the world. Since the age of 12, he has been worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu god by the local villagers and people visit him every day to be blessed. The young man from Punjab, India was born a healthy baby boy but his parents Jagtar Singh and Manjeet Kaur say his growth stopped when he was six months old.

IN MATCHING blue jeans, white smocks and suede boots, five year-old identical twins Abigail and Isobel are not only impossible to tell apart - they're also one in a million twins. Because while the chances of giving birth in the UK to a baby with Down's syndrome is approximately one in 1,000, the odds of giving birth to identical twins with the condition is one in a million. Mum and dad Jodi and Matt Parry couldn't be prouder of their daughters and say even if their adorable girls could be born again without Down's syndrome, they wouldn't wish for Abigail and Isobel to be any different.

Determined to become the first male amputee signed to a modelling agency, personal trainer Jack Eyers has already made history as the first male amputee model to walk at New York Fashion Week. The 26-year-old from Bournemouth, has also walked at London Men's Fashion Week and Milan and Russia Fashion Weeks, as well as appearing on the cover of Men's Health UK. What makes Jack's rise all the more astonishing is that he was born with a debilitating condition and chose to have his leg amputated aged 16 - and claims it was "the best decision" he ever made.

A WOMAN suffering with an extremely rare condition means she constantly smells like FISH. Kelly Fidoe-White, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, has lived her entire life with Trimethylaminuria – a disorder more commonly known as 'fish-odour syndrome.' People suffering with the metabolic condition regularly produce a range of strong bodily odours including rotten fish, onion and faeces - Kelly describes her own smell as ‘fishy-oniony.'

A FATHER suffering with a genetic condition has ‘bubble-like' tumours covering his entire body. Believed to be suffering from Neurofibromatosis, Shadot Hossain is in a race against time to secure surgery to save his sight - and his life. Without an operation to slice away at the overgrown tumours on his face 47-year-old Shadot could permanently lose his vision.

A life coach is using the challenges she has faced due to her dwarfism to empower others. Born with a type of dwarfism called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SEDc), Julie Bond Genovese stands at 4ft 3in tall and says her condition has been a ‘mind-blowing and heart-wrenching all-you-can-hurl rollercoaster ride' and she grew up believing she was ‘cursed.' The counsellor from Dover, New Jersey, describes the way children with dwarfism are measured, talked about by doctors, and put through surgeries, which creates an inner sense of being a ‘broken person.' But Julie says that the years of operations, stares, bullies and rejection has made the 53-year-old the strong woman, mother, wife and successful therapist that she is today.

Parents of twins with autism so severe they were forced to contain them in a prison-like home have gone to great lengths to improve their behaviour. As Mark and Annie Montague walk arm in arm along the beach, with their 11-year-old twins chasing waves in and out of shore, they are the image of a perfect family. But their home in nearby Graveney, Kent tells a more complicated story. In this idyllic village, a detached ramshackle house stands surrounded by high fence posts and chicken wire. Inside, doors are bolted shut, telephones are hidden in locked wooden boxes metres from the ground and barring a table, few chairs and a sofa there is no furniture. No carpets line the floors and a lone painting is tightly screwed in place. This has been a way of life for the Montagues since their twins, Samuel and Jacob, 11, were diagnosed with severe autism when they were just two-years-old.

MEASURING 87cm in height and weighing 20kg, Sari Rezita Ariyanti looks like your average three-year-old, except she isn't a toddler - she's actually 24-years-old. Born on 16 October 1993, Sari is unable to walk and has to rely on her relatives to push her around in a wheelchair. Sari also struggles to communicate verbally other than a few simple words and sounds. Sari's mother didn't even realise her daughter suffered from any kind of medical condition until she was two-years-old. The second of five children, Sari lives with her mum, Suryani H Suud and sister Lela in Didie Jaya District, Indonesia.

INSPIRING young woman born with a facial tumour making it hard to speak is beating the bullies on YouTube - by singing. Many talented performers turn to Youtube to express themselves, but among the Adele covers and earnest acoustic versions of indie classics, Courtney Blackmore cuts a unique figure. Born with cystic hygroma - an extremely rare condition that causes growths in the chin and neck - the 20-year-old sends a message of defiance to bullies every time she hits ‘upload'. Courtney, who lives in Sonora, California had to have years of speech and language therapy as her tumour is so large that it prevents her from closing her mouth. Yet despite this, Courtney has a pitch-perfect singing voice and has amassed a legion of fans online because of her beautiful voice.

TOWERING over his teammates at 7ft 1in tall, 17-year-old Brave Williams is hoping his height can help propel him to sporting stardom. The 400lb man mountain, a senior at Lake Shore High School in Angola, New York, is already a highly-regarded member of his high school basketball and American football teams. Brave's growth spurt started early - he was 5ft 3in tall by age five and had reached 6ft 5in by his tenth birthday. Praised by friends and family as a gentle giant, the gigantic teen now lives on the Cattaraugus Reservation in the Seneca Nation of Indians and is looking to catch the eye of scouts and win an athletic scholarship.

A young woman who was born without a vagina is speaking out about her condition – and is now hoping to become a mother. Devan Merck was devastated after finding out she had no vagina when she was just 12-years-old. The 23-year-old was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome meaning she had no vaginal canal, a malformed uterus and no cervix. Surgeons created a ‘man-made' vagina using skin taken from her bottom - allowing her to have sex and lead a normal life. And now Devan and her husband Trent, from Georgia, USA, are hoping to start a family with the help of a surrogate.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD Indian boy is worshiped by locals who believe he is the reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesha. Pranshu, from Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab, was born with a mystery medical condition that has left him with a swollen forehead and deep set, narrow eyes. Although he is unable to walk, villagers believe Pranshu is a divine child and have nicknamed him 'Lord Ganesha' - flocking to see him outside the nearby mosque.

A RARE genetic disorder has caused a child's leg to swell to four times its normal size. Three-year-old Akshaj Khandelwal from Dwarka in Delhi has been diagnosed with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS), a rare condition that has caused excessive growth on the right side of his body. The three symptoms associated with the syndrome, which affects one or two in 100,000 people, are port wine stains, large varicose veins and hypertrophy (extra growth) of one limb.

When expectant mother Caitlin Veitz attended a routine 20 week ultrasound, she and her husband Brian were expecting to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl. But instead they were given some shocking news – their baby daughter's little heart was growing outside of her chest. Their baby girl had a rare congenital heart defect (CHD), ectopia cordis, that affects only one in every 100,000 babies. Although CHDs are the most common birth defect of all, occurring in nine in every 1,000 births, ectopic cordis is the rarest form and is lethal - 95 per cent of babies with ectopic cordis die within a week of being born and 90 per cent pass away within three days.

AN Indian teenager has found a unique way to showcase his superhuman strength – by pulling two cars with his shoulder blades. Abhishek Choubey, 18 pulled the two cars with a rope tied to a wooden block that he held in place between his scapula. The teenager from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh in central India claims to be the only boy who can pull two cars with his shoulder blades, and performed his latest stunt hoping to establish a world record.

A towering woman who was dubbed ‘Godzilla' by bullies is having the last laugh after making it big as a model and artist. Statuesque Aly Stosz turns heads wherever she goes – and at 6ft 9 inches tall she is impossible to miss. The 27-year-old – who has size 14 feet - dwarfed all of her friends throughout school and by the time she was 12-years-old she measured an impressive 6"3. Now Aly, a former model, embraces her goddess-like stature.

CONJOINED twins Pin and Pan's bond is so strong that they don't want to be separated - even if it proved medically possible. The seven-year-old sisters, from Thailand, were born with their own heads, torsos, and arms but are connected at the waist. The duo share a pair of legs, with Pin having control of one and Pan controlling the other, and have learned to walk, dress, eat - and even ride a tricycle - as one. The twins live in Nakhon Sawan, around 250km north of Bangkok, with their grandparents - who describe them as "normal, happy" children.

A mother has to have balloons placed under her skin because of a rare condition that could kill her at any time. Jennifer Hiles suffers from AVM or arterial venous malformation, which leads to abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in her face. The painful condition has nearly killed her on numerous occasions but she is hoping that an upcoming surgery will remove it forever.

A GIANT teenager has reached a record-breaking height of 7ft 8ins - and is still growing. Broc Brown, who was officially the world's tallest teenager before becoming too old for the 18-and-below classification, is growing at the rate of six inches a year. If he maintains that rate, the 19-year-old from Michigan could easily surpass the current world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, who stands at 8ft 2ins.

A TEENAGE girl born without limbs lives her life in a plastic bowl. Rahma Haruna is a bright, happy girl, despite suffering from a mystery condition that stopped her arms and legs developing properly - leaving her practically limbless and in constant pain. The 19-year-old, from Kano, Nigeria, was born a healthy baby but when she turned six months old her growth came to a sudden halt and she stopped hitting key development milestones. Rahma's family do their best to provide her with a fulfilling life and transport her around the village in a plastic bowl. Doctors have been baffled by Rahma's condition and some have even put it down to the teenager being struck down by jinns - a supernatural being in Islam mythology.

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Evan Fasciano's condition causes his skin to grow at ten times the normal rate, leaving him at risk of life-threatening infection. Evan, from Goshen, Connecticut, was born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a genetic disorder that leaves him with scales across his entire body. Suffering from the severest form of the disease, Evan is at constant risk of infection - requiring him to have two baths a day so 33-year-old mum De De can scrub off the excess skin. Currently there is no cure for Harlequin Ichthyosis, but despite his condition Evan remains a lively, happy child, who is incredibly popular at school and loves to play with his younger brother Cenzo.

A 21-YEAR-OLD vlogger is making a name for herself on YouTube with her make-up tutorials - despite being born with a facial tumour that leaves her unable to speak or eat. Marimar Quiora once hid her face from strangers in the street, but now proudly bares her beauty to millions of people who follow her online. Marimar was born with a facial tumour called cystic hygroma, which means she has to use sign language in her videos to communicate. But the inspirational student won't let anything hold her back, and now she is turning traditional beauty standards on their head with her powerful message of self-love.

A SINGLE mother is struggling to cope with her twin boys who suffer from an extremely rare condition – which makes them eternally hungry. Stevie and Eddie Ahern were born with Prader-Willi Syndrome and autism, a devastating combination that leaves them prone to extreme anger and violent outbursts. The twelve-year-old, thirteen stone boys are becoming increasingly stronger and more stubborn meaning their mother Dianna Schatzlein-Ahern, 55 is considering involving the authorities. In order to stop them eating she has to lock up her refrigerator, cupboards, cat food and even cleaning products – which they have been known to try and drink.

BORN without arms and legs, Tiyo Satrio, from Penawangan village, West Java, Indonesia, could be forgiven for having little to smile about. But instead the 11-year-old's upbeat nature and infectious laugh make him a class favourite with fellow pupils and teachers alike. Throughout her pregnancy, Tiyo's mum Mimi was unaware of her son's condition. And even after he was born, she wasn't told straight away that her newborn child had no arms or legs. Although shocked on first learning the news, Mimi quickly adjusted to her son's condition – and it's this acceptance that has contributed to Tiyo's outgoing personality. Tiyo also proves himself to be more than a match for his friends when playing on his games console. The Playstation addict plays every spare moment he can, using his chin to operate the control pad.

A MUM who lived with a life-threatening facial mass has been given a new chance at life - after doctors cut away half of her FACE. Jennifer Hiles suffered from AVM or arterial venous malformation, which leads to abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in her face. The rare condition causes haemorrhaging – which could have killed her at any time, but Jennifer is hoping that her latest surgery has removed it forever. Jennifer spent eight weeks with saline-filled tissue expanders under the skin of her forehead and cheek – which were inflated every week to allow new skin to grow. Now Jennifer has had the balloons and the AVM removed and her new skin patched over – and she couldn't be happier with her new face.

Little Sophi Green loves to dance – despite being born with no arms. The seven-year-old has adapted to carry out a dizzying array of activities with her feet, including eating with a knife and fork or chopsticks, writing and even riding a bike. Adopted from China when she was just two years old, Sophi lives with adoptive parents Christianne and Jeremy in Herriman, Utah, USA. And the couple were quick to realise just how much she was able to do without arms.

Identical twins who were born looking very different could finally look alike thanks to plastic surgery. Gabriel Cooper was born with Pierre Robin Syndrome, which meant his jaw did not fully form – leading to a facial disfigurement. After 19 years of looking different Gabriel is preparing for plastic surgery, which could make him look identical to his brother Hadin. The family will travel from Alabama to New York City in May where Gabriel will have surgery performed by The Baby Face Foundation to dramatically alter his appearance.

A four-year-old boy is unaware of the rare condition that makes him look like an elderly man. Just like any typical four-year-old, Bayzid Sikder loves playing football, eating his mum's dinners and enjoying cuddles with his grandad. But his sagging skin and wrinkles make Bayzid, from Magura, Bangladesh, look more like an elderly man than a young boy who is yet to go to school. Medical experts have been left stumped by his condition and despite Bayzid's family taking him to numerous hospitals across Bangladesh, doctors have tried and failed to come up with either a diagnosis or treatment.Dr Debashish Biswas, a consultant at Magura hospital, believes Bayzid can eventually make a full recovery but admits the potentially expensive medication could hold up treatment.

A MUM who was called a ‘Dalmatian' by bullies who picked on her skin condition is using her striking looks to empower women. Stunning Tanesha Brown endured years of taunts because of her vitiligo – which causes white patches all over her body. But now the make-up artist is embracing her unique skin – and says men can't get enough of her distinctive looks. Glamorous Tanesha, 32, from LA, suffered from low self-esteem and would cake her face in thick make-up after years of cruel remarks. It wasn't until she fell pregnant aged 20 that Tanesha finally started to embrace her unique look. And now she uses her appearance to inspire women to love themselves through her Instagram account – the Vitiligo Queen.

A woman with excess facial hair has ditched her razors and grown a full beard – and claims she's never felt sexier. Rose Geil, 39, first noticed her excess hair when she was just 13 and started shaving immediately. The devastated teenager, from Oregon, America, quickly realised she would have to shave every day to keep the stubble at bay. But after years of shaving, plucking and expensive laser removal procedures, Rose has now decided to accept her whiskers – and couldn't be happier.

WEIGHING an incredible 192kg (423lbs), morbidly obese Arya Permana is in a race to lose the weight - or risk losing his life. Family have put the 10-year-old on a brown rice crash diet to try and prevent him putting on any more weight. While his neighbours and school friends are outside playing football, Arya is stuck inside at home, barely able to move.

A single mother has no regrets about keeping her daughter despite passing on a rare debilitating illness. Dorothy Hohl was told there was a 50/50 chance that she would pass on her osteogenesis imperfecta – or brittle bones – to her daughter Savannah but decided to carry on her pregnancy. Savannah's father refused to be a part of her life and Dorothy was shunned by her family - but has never regretted the decision. The disorder comes from a defective gene and means the body does not produce enough collagen leading bones to break and fracture more easily. As a result of breaks and fractures throughout their lives both mother and daughter are wheelchair bound and stand at 4'2''.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy can talk for the first time despite having facial paralysis. Isaac Hughes, from Mold, Wales, is like many other children his age – he loves to play football, enjoys spending time with his friends and play fighting with his brother. He also has a great sense of humour, is mischievous and likes to laugh at people falling over. But Isaac has Moebius Syndrome - a condition which means he cannot smile or show emotion or, until now, speak. He is one of only 200 people in the UK with the rare neurological disorder, which affects the cranial nerves and causes facial paralysis.

A RARE genetic condition has caused a man's arm to swell to 44lbs (20kg) - more than the double its normal size. Bablu Pashi, 25, from Allahabad, India, suffers from gigantism, a disease that causes excessive growth of body tissue. His right arm is so large that it causes him pain when washing and means he can only walk for 10 minutes without taking a break. "The weight of my arm is 20 kilos and while washing it up it starts to hurt," Bablu said. "I am not able to walk. I walk for 10 minutes and then for 10 minutes I have to rest. These are the difficulties I face."

IDENTICAL twins who were born looking very different are finally looking similar thanks to groundbreaking surgery. Gabriel Cooper was born with Pierre Robin Syndrome, meaning his jaw did not fully form in the womb - leading to a facial disfigurement. After 19 years of looking different from his identical twin brother Hadin, Gabriel has undergone plastic surgery and had his jaw expanded - dramatically altering his face.

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman with a rare condition that makes her look decades older is challenging beauty standards by becoming a model. Hoping to break into the modelling industry, Sara Geurts from Minneapolis, Minnesota, is determined to carve out a successful modelling career despite battling with Dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) - a genetic condition that leaves her with excessively saggy skin.

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has a rare condition which means she can survive on an hour of sleep a night. Exhausted parents Robin Audette and Kirk Hisko are lucky to get between four to six hours sleep a night, but their energetic daughter Ever can survive on as little as an hour and a half – and even been known to sleep at 20 minute intervals throughout a whole night. The reason for Ever's sporadic sleeping patterns? Angelman syndrome: a genetic and neurological disorder, which occurs in approximately 12-20,000 people.

A three-year-old boy remains upbeat despite battling an extremely rare condition that has made the right side of his face heavily swollen. Victor Padilla was born with CLOVES Syndrome – an overgrowth illness that causes complex vascular anomalies leading to the formation of tumours on the body. CLOVES, which in Victor's case stands for Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth with Vascular Anomalies, is said to have only been diagnosed in a couple of hundred people worldwide. But despite the terrible nature of Victor's condition, his parents Jennifer and Jerry Padilla have sent him to pre-school in Rochester, New York, and could not be happier with the progress he is making.

A MORBIDLY obese baby has baffled doctors - by weighing in at a whopping 38lbs. Eight-month-old Chahat Kumar from Punjab, India was born an average weight but started ballooning in size at the age of four months. And now the bouncing baby weighs in at 2.7 stones - the same as an average four-year-old.

Fashionista Michaela Davert has a rare condition that means she can break a bone as easily as a piece of chalk. The 18-year-old, who measures 2ft 6ins in height, has broken over 90 bones in her body and was isolated at school. But now trendy Michaela, from Michigan, USA, inspires her 30,000 YouTube subscribers with beauty and fashion vlogs and inspires other girls to do away with traditional beauty standards and embrace their differences.

THE first model with Down Syndrome to front a beauty campaign is hoping to shake up the industry and prove that "beauty belongs to everybody." Katie Meade is the first to admit that people with Down Syndrome, as well as other disabilities, are largely absent from the beauty and fashion industries - and she's determined to change it. The 33-year-old made history last year when she became the first ever model with Down Syndrome to be the face of a beauty brand and her career - both as a model and as an ambassador for people with learning disabilities - continues to grow. Growing up, Katie loved putting on different outfits and playing with lipstick, and had always dreamt of becoming a model but it wasn't something she believed would ever happen to her. Now that it has, Katie is passionate about encouraging other people – whether they have a disability or not – to consider themselves worthy of a place in the beauty and fashion industry.

A GIANT schoolboy is towering over his classmates and teachers – measuring a whopping 6ft 6in at the age of EIGHT. Karan Singh, from Meerut in India, believes he is the world's tallest eight-year-old and comes from a towering family - his dad Sanjay is also 6ft 6in and mum Shweatlana is an incredible 7ft 2in.

MUM-OF-FOUR Rachael Reynolds spends each morning getting her children ready for the day ahead, but her severe skin condition leaves her brimming with anxiety each time she leaves the house to do the school run. Rachael, 41, from Huddersfield, has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder which leaves her with large bubble-like lesions all over her face, neck, arms, back, tummy and legs. The stay-at-home mum, who inherited the condition from her father, is regularly subjected to cruel taunts on the street as a result of her condition. However, Rachael is determined not to let neurofibromatosis beat her, and has set up a Facebook group, Neurofibromatosis Our World, to enable patients and their families to connect and talk about the condition, and to challenge the stigma faced by sufferers.

Lindsay Hilton is a badass CrossFit extraordinaire and a full contact rugby player - she also happens to have been born without limbs. The 31-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia has never let a lack of arms and legs hold her back from achieving her sporting dreams. As a child she learnt to ski, swim and play rugby, which she continues to play to this day. But a few years ago Lindsay started training at her local gym, discovered CrossFit and set her heart on a new sport to test her limits with.

An Indian man has become a local celebrity – because he's 50 years old and only 29 inches tall. Basori Lal, from Madhya Pradesh in India, has become a hero in his village and is regularly visited by curious travellers from the surrounding area. Basori was born an average height but his family noticed he stopped growing at the age of five.

A Young nurse was shocked to discover her constant pelvic pain was due to her having two vaginas. Nicci Triefenbach, 32, found out that her vaginal cavity was split in two – and that she had two uteruses, two cervix and two vaginal canals.The rare condition, called uterus didelphus, affects just one per cent of women and left Nicci, from St Louis, Missouri, feeling like a ‘circus freak'.

NINE-YEAR-OLD Katie Renfroe suffers with a condition so rare that it doesn't even have a name. Katie was diagnosed with megalencephaly at birth, a growth development disorder characterised by the overgrowth of the brain. However, this diagnosis does not explain the other symptoms that Katie experiences and doctors have said her mystery condition is so rare, they are unable to identify it. Angie Renfroe, Katie's mother, has been awaiting a full diagnosis of her daughter ever since her birth and doctors have started to discuss the possibility of naming the unknown condition after Katie.

A boy suffering from a mysterious condition has caused his hands to grow 12 INCHES LONG. According to his family, 12-year-old Tarik has had ‘big hands' since the birth. The young boy, from Uttar Pradesh, India, works on a tea stall and lives with his brother.

Superhero-obsessed Kaden Casebolt has a rare condition which causes his bones to break as easily as a ‘glass doll'. But despite his physical fragility, the spirited five-year-old loves nothing more than dressing up as comic book hero Iron Man or ‘Man of Steel' Superman. Kaden, from Dallas, Texas, has a brittle bone condition that means his bones can shatter simply by sneezing, but won't let anything hold him back. Despite suffering over 40 fractures since birth, he enjoys play fighting, dancing and singing, playing his guitar and racing around on his specially adapted bike with his mum, Valorie Salsman, dad, Kelby Casebolt and stepdad, Benjamin Herzog.

A DISABLED beauty blogger is showing off her amazing make-up skills and stunning the internet. Tess Daly's beauty blog has racked up tens of thousands of followers, had her flown to hang out with other bloggers and make-up artists in Beverley Hills and ensures she is always first on the list when a cosmetic range launches a new powder or potion. The 29-year-old is living the life that many fashion conscious twentysomethings would dream of. But less enviable, is the limiting condition that she was born with that means she needs constant, round the clock care and can do very little for herself.

AN eight-year-old boy is being worshipped in an Indian village after growing a long hairy tail. Dulha Singh was born with a patch of hair on his lower back with locals believing that he is an incarnation of Hanuman – a monkey like God. The young boy lives with his uncle Sahib Singh and aunt Majeer Kaur in Amritsar, Punjab.

A TEENAGER who suffers from an extremely rare condition means if he falls asleep unassisted - he dies.Liam Derbyshire was born with Ondine's Curse, officially known as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, which causes respiratory arrest due to a patient's lungs not functioning when they are asleep. The condition, which affects less than 1500 worldwide, means the 17-year-old has to be plugged into a life support machine and watched by a carer every night to keep him alive. Doctors gave Liam just six weeks to live after birth, but later this year the young man from Gosport, South Hampshire, is turning 18 and has truly defied all odds.

A YOUNG WOMAN born without a vagina hopes to have a life-changing surgery that would allow her to have sex with her boyfriend and, in her own words, "feel like a woman." Kaylee Moats, 22, from Gilbert, Arizona, was born with Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), which means she has no cervix, uterus, or vaginal opening.

A dad with dwarfism is taking his passion for powerlifting all the way to Tokyo 2020's Paralympics. Following over 50 operations to treat his joints - a result of being born with diastrophic dwarfism - Rich Willis, found that he was completely reliant on pain medication to get through the day, but one comment from his five-year-old daughter Cherry turned everything around.

AN INSPIRATIONAL man has defied the odds by becoming a professional tailor - despite having no arms. Madan Lal, 45, from Haryana in India was born without arms and was afraid that he would never be able receive an education or earn a living. But, determined to make his way in life, Madan found a tailor who was willing to teach him and now makes a living as a professional tailor - stitching garments using his feet.

Amanda McLaughlin has Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) - a rare condition that means she feels as though she is always on the brink of orgasm. Incredibly painful, Amanda is under the care of Dr Gupta who is trying different therapies to try and help her. Amanda hopes to raise awareness of the disorder and find help by speaking out.

An inspirational boy with an ultra-rare genetic condition that makes him look like an old man refuses to let it hold him back – and even drives a car. Shreyash Barmate, 11 who lives in Madhya Pradesh, India, has progeria – a condition which causes rapid aging in children. The condition leaves Shreyash suffering from baldness, heavy wrinkles and weakened limbs. The Progeria Research Foundation believe the syndrome is so rare it affects around 1 in 20 million people.

A WOMAN who was born with one arm has defied the odds to become a two-time pole dancing world champion. Australian Deb Roach was born without her left arm but decided to take up pole dancing after being inspired by two pole dancers she saw performing in a club. Deb took to it so well that she now teaches the sport and has won two international championships.

A 3ft 8ins fashion blogger is proving that fashion is for all heights and sizes. 28-year-old Doris Jeong is a fashion blogger with dwarfism, and shares style tips for women all over the world on her blog "I Wear Shirts As Dresses". Her blog advises women on how to dress for your size and where to find pieces that are fit for fashionista's on the smaller side. Check out Doris's blog at:

A WOMAN suffering from a chronic illness that allows her to twist her body into mind-boggling shapes has turned it to her advantage - by becoming a contortionist. Scarlet Checkers has Ehlers-Dalos Syndrome (EDS) – a rare collagen disorder characterised by unusually stretchy skin and flexible joints – and could be confined to a wheelchair in the next 10 years. But rather than let the condition get her down, the 23-year-old has used it to her advantage, performing as a contortionist for her local community and wowing crowds with her incredible body manipulations. Scarlet, who was diagnosed with the condition just one year ago, told Barcroft Media: "I didn't want to turn my diagnosis into a pity party."

A MAN born without thighs is one of only 25 people in the world born with the condition. Nathan Hrdlicka, 34 from Santa Fe, New Mexico, has bilateral PFFD (Proximal femoral focal deficiency) type D - which means his knee bones are directly beneath his hip bones. As well as being only one in 25 people with the condition, he is the only one in the world who is able to walk. Despite his condition, Nathan, is in a loving relationship with his girlfriend, Chelsee Stuart, 19 who is at least a foot taller than him. Due to the location of his knee bones, Nathan's height is 4ft 6in, however doctors have said he would have grown to be over 6ft 4in.

AN 11-year-old boy with a rare form of dwarfism is one-in-a-million. Levi Krystosek, 11, has a rare form of dwarfism called Jansen Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, which affects the growth of bones and causes considerable pain, meaning he is only 38 inches tall. There are approximately only 30 known cases of JMC in the world, and five genetically confirmed cases in the US.

AN INDIAN boy has stunned locals with his incredible body-bending abilities. Yash Shah, 18, from Surat in India can rotate his hands and legs at 360 degrees, and fingers and neck at 180 degrees. He can also dislocate his arms and legs, and squeeze his body through a tennis racket. Yash is now dreaming of fame and earning a Guinness World Record.

GROWING up as teenager is never easy, especially for Vinicios Sardi who was born without his lower legs. But six years ago the 21-year-old Brazilian found a way to accept his disability - skateboarding. Vinicios, from Sao Paulo in Brazil, admits he had always felt ashamed about his condition but that his passion for skateboarding is greater than the shame he felt about his legs. His ambition is now to become a professional skateboarder.