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Mandy Sellars (born 20 February 1975 in Lancashire, United Kingdom) is a British woman with a rare genetic mutation that has resulted in extraordinary growth in both of her legs. In 2006, some doctors diagnosed Sellars as having Proteus syndrome , a very rare condition thought to affect only 120 people worldwide, [ 1 ] but more recent diagnoses ...
Public awareness of the disease gained prominence upon the diagnosis of baseball player Lou Gehrig, whose name would become an alternative title for the disease. Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, whose ALS was diagnosed in 1963, had the disease for 55 years, the longest recorded time one had the disease. He died at the age of 76 in 2018.
Craig Hart Neilsen (1941–2006), American gaming executive who founded Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and formed the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to fund scientific research and quality-of-life programs for people living with spinal cord injuries. Nicole Niquille, Swiss mountaineer, mountain guide and humanitarian for Nepalese women's health.
Dr. Novella was the first woman, the first person of color and the first Latinx to be appointed U.S. Surgeon General. She was appointed by George Bush and held the role from 1990-1993. 14.
Georgina Somerset (née Turtle) (1923-2013), first openly intersex person in the UK; active in the media from the mid-1960s. [45] Anick Soni, award-winning British Asian intersex activist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Santhi Soundarajan, Indian athlete. [46] Pedro Spajari, Brazilian swimmer. Levi Suydam, 19th century U.S. intersex ...
The sesamoid bones lie behind the bones of the fetlock, at the back of the joint, and help to keep the tendons and ligaments that run between them correctly functioning. Usually periostitis (new bone growth) occurs along with sesamoiditis, and the suspensory ligament may also be affected.
Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951–2005) – Canadian writer and publisher; in 1966 she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair. [1]Max Brito (1971–2022) – Ivoirian international rugby union player; paralyzed in a match against Tonga in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Skin is in! There have been no shortage of wardrobe malfunctions in 2017, and we have stars like Bella Hadid, Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Stodden to thank for that.