Born Different - Season 6

Born Different - Season 6

Season 6

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DatesApr 18, 2017 - Jul 19, 2017
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The Heartache Of Having Two Vaginas
Season 6Episode 16 min

The Heartache Of Having Two Vaginas

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'.

Apr 18, 2017
The Girl Who Doctors Can't Diagnose
Season 6Episode 26 min

The Girl Who Doctors Can't Diagnose

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.

Aug 30, 2017
The Boy With The Giant Hands
Season 6Episode 34 min

The Boy With The Giant Hands

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.

Aug 10, 2017
Our Superhero Son Whose Bones Break Like ‘Glass'
Season 6Episode 47 min

Our Superhero Son Whose Bones Break Like ‘Glass'

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.

Aug 24, 2017
Beauty Blogger With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Has Amazing Makeup Skills
Season 6Episode 57 min

Beauty Blogger With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Has Amazing Makeup Skills

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.

Aug 16, 2017
Boy With Hairy Tail Worshipped As God In India
Season 6Episode 63 min

Boy With Hairy Tail Worshipped As God In India

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.

Jun 4, 2017
The Teen Who Dies If He Falls Asleep
Season 6Episode 77 min

The Teen Who Dies If He Falls Asleep

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.

Aug 2, 2017
The Heartbreak Of Not Having A Vagina
Season 6Episode 87 min

The Heartbreak Of Not Having A Vagina

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.

Aug 14, 2017
Dad With Dwarfism Powerlifting His Way To 2020 Paralympics
Season 6Episode 97 min

Dad With Dwarfism Powerlifting His Way To 2020 Paralympics

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.

Aug 9, 2017
Armless Tailor Makes Clothes - With His Feet
Season 6Episode 104 min

Armless Tailor Makes Clothes - With His Feet

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.

Jul 19, 2017

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