We are all different from one another in many ways but on some level we are all like one another. But the people on this list are different from the rest of us. But they have something in common. They all suffer from rare medical conditions that seem too weird to be real. However, the reality is that they are different but they found a way to cope with their unorthodox condition. Being unique is not always the thing one would wish upon himself/ herself but when you are, you have to make the best of it.
1. The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep for Years
Rhett Lamb is like any other boy in all respects except for one. He cannot sleep. He stays awake torturing his parents with insomnia 14 hours a week every day of the year. His parent’s couldn’t figure out why that was so. After a series of tests he was diagnosed with an extremely rare medical condition called chiari malformation. It is a case when one’s brain literally is squeezed into the spinal column.
2. The Man Who Cannot Get Fat
Mr. Perry 59 ate all that he could. He ate pies, burgers and desserts never had to worry about calories. The reason for this is that he suffers from a condition lipodystrophy that makes his body rapidly burn fat. He lost weight rapidly when he was 12 and couldn’t gain enough weight to get fat again. Because of his condition, his body burns calories at fast rate.
3. The Girl that Collapses Every Time She Laughs
Kay Underwood collapses every time she laughs. She has cataplexy, the sudden weakening of the muscles brought on by strong emotions. It can be caused by laugh, anger, and even smugness. Doctors do not know the cause of this disease.
4. The Man Who Doesn’t Feel Cold
Wim Hof aka The Ice Man can stand in the ice cold weather without feeling cold. This Dutchman swam under ice, climbed the Mont Blanc wearing nothing but shorts and is also a world record holder. There is no logical explanation for his state, but I cannot help but wonder, who wouldn’t like to walk naked in the winter?
5. The Girl Who is Allergic to Water
Another unbelievable condition on our list is the one Ashleigh Morris is suffering from. She suffers from Aquagenic Urticaria, a disorder that disables her from getting in any kind of contact with water, like bathing, swimming etc. She’s even allergic to her own sweat and gets a rash every time. Despite that our bodies are made of 80% water, it seems that her skin is allergic to it. What a bummer. I wonder how she bathes.
6. She Can only Eat Tic Tacs
Natalie Cooper is a 17 year old girl who can eat only Tic Tacs. Anything else she eats makes her sick to her stomach so Tic Tacs mints are the only ‘’food‘’ her stomach can digest. The rest of nutritious ingredients she gets from a specially formulated feed through a tube.
7. The Woman Who is Allergic to Modern Technology
Most of us couldn’t do without modern technology that is supposed to make our lives easier. However, Debbie Bird would disagree on that last bit. She is allergic to technology. She gets a severe rash around her eyes when she is near cell phones, microwaves, computers and in the range of electromagnetic fields. It must be a living nightmare passing the people in the street on their cell phone or even when she’s in a car (since she’s allergic to some cars). She is the living proof that modern technology is bad for you.
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