That breaks my heart. The fact that she ages in stages and not as a unit as the article said is fascinating.

There was a movie I saw a while ago with Robin Williams about a boy who aged rapidly and by the time he had graduated hs he was an old man. Im pretty sure it was based on a true story but it was a great movie. It was called "Jack".

This was one of the memorable parts of the movie at the end when he graduates.

>>[Jack, with the appearance of a 68-year old but only 17 years old, arrives at his graduation ceremony]
Lawrence Woodruff: [addressing the audience] I would like to present, to read the graduation speech, this year's Valedictorian: Mr Jack Charles Powell...
[a round of applause approves of this choice]
Jack: [taking the stand] Thank you... Aristotle.
[Due to his aged condition he has to take out spectacles to read the speech]
Eric's Brother: Go Jack! Go get them!
Jack: I got it, Eric, I'm cool... As we come to the end of our school years, we find ourselves remembering the good times, and trying to forget the bad ties. And as we start to look ahead, we start to worry. We think "What am I going to do? Where am I going to be in ten years?" But I say to you, "Hey, look at me!" Please, don't worry so much. Because when you get right down to it, none of us have very long on this earth. Life is fleeting, like a shooting star in the sky. Whenever you see a shooting star light up the sky with its brilliance, think of me, and try to make each and every moment of our lives as spectacular as possible. I know I did. I made it, Mom. I'm a grown-up. >>

If you havent seen it, you should.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"