Girl, 14, has 100-year-old body

Name: Girl, 14, has 100-year-old body
Uploaded: 2012-03-22T13:53:27.000Z
Duration: 4 min 43 s
Description: Hayley Okine is 14-years-old, but a rare genetic condition called progeria means she ages eight times faster than the average person. In medical terms, her body is that of a 100-year-old woman. But Hayley, faces her condition with immense courage and, along with her mum, has documented her unusual life. She spoke to BBC Breakfast.

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Hayley Okines is 14-years-old, but a rare genetic condition called progeria means she ages eight times faster than the average person.

In medical terms her body is that of a 100-year-old woman.

But BBC Breakfast heard that Hayley faces her condition with immense courage, and that she, along with her mum, has documented her unusual life in a book.

Health

22 March 2012