Born Different

DOCTORS told her she would never be able to breathe, speak or eat on her own – but Alyssa has been proving doubters wrong since the day she was born

A 20-YEAR-OLD man who has broken over 300 bones has become an international swimming champion

DESPITE being born with a rare muscle weakness condition, a teenager has never let his condition hold him back and learnt how to use his feet as hands

A SPORTY 12-year-old who was born with no arms hasn’t let her disability stop her from playing soccer, doing karate, dance and even baseball

IDENTICAL twins don’t usually come with physical differences, but for two remarkable Texan twins, being mistaken for mother and daughter is a regular occurrence

Nine-year-old She’riq, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, was born with Albinism, but her twin brother Te’riq was born without the condition

AN INCREDIBLY resilient spirit has carried a girl whose entire left side is covered in tumors through some unbelievably difficult times

A WOMAN whose rare medical condition means she’s only 39 inches tall has devoted her life to helping others

A YOUNG girl is taking Los Angeles by storm in her wheelchair, proving that you don’t need the ability to walk to be a daredevil

TWO inspirational women who are missing limbs have become best friends through their comparable hardship – and it’s all thanks to Barcroft TV

A COUPLE say their baby born with lymphatic malformation is their ‘little warrior’

A BRITISH teenager with albinism is following her dreams of becoming a model, despite being called an ‘inside out Oreo’

A WOMAN with two vaginas, two cervixes and two wombs gave birth to her daughter without either her or her doctors being aware of her rare gynaecological condition

AARON ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham is unable to control his legs – but that hasn’t stopped him achieving SIX world records and becoming a sporting superstar

PARENTS of a two-year-old with cranial facial differences say they found ‘their normal’ after watching an inspirational documentary on Barcroft TV

AN ASPIRING YouTuber, born without arms, applies flawless makeup using her feet

MAKING WAVES with an inimitable style, a limbless rapper wants to change the world with hip-hop music

BORN without any sex organs, an 18-year-old girl has undergone life-changing surgery to create a new vagina

PROVING everyone wrong, a wife and mother has overcome incredible odds to achieve things no-one ever expected

INSPIRATIONAL CrossFit trainer with cerebral palsy has beaten cancer and is fulfilling a lifelong dream of owning her own gym

A 20-YEAR-OLD man has a rare genetic disorder which makes him age faster

AN EXOTIC dancer measuring just 2 ft 10 claims she is the world’s smallest stripper. She may be the same height as a toddler but there’s no question Cassandra Cannata is an adult

DESPITE being born without any sex organs, an 18-year-old girl remains confident about dating

A YOUTUBER has broken over 200 bones due to a rare genetic condition that makes his bones as fragile as glass

A WOMAN born without hands and short legs is showing the world that self-love comes in all shapes and sizes through inspiring others to celebrate their bodies

A YOUNG woman with a massively swollen leg, and recurring life-threatening infections, has started a ground-breaking treatment to help her lead a better life

DESPITE being told by doctors she would ‘just be a pair of eyes’ a young girl is defying odds and following her dream to act and sing

CONJOINED twins, Neev and Nelly Kolestein, have been attached by the back of their heads for 18 years – but that hasn’t stopped their determination to change the way people view disability

A WOMAN born with no limbs hasn’t let her condition affect her independence, as she is able to cook, write, photograph and even sew

A BED-BOUND girl whose leg swelled to a massive 150lb has vowed to restart her life after enduring a radical twelve-hour operation to remove the growth

A woman, who doctors said wouldn’t live past her first birthday, has defied the odds by not only living well past her diagnosis but by becoming a fitness blogger

WHILST A 7’9” GIANT continues to grow, he’s also finally achieved his dream – by landing his very first job

DESPITE living with severe forms of cerebral palsy, a husband and wife duo are taking the bodybuilding world by storm

A TEENAGER with a rare condition that causes him to shed his skin like a snake has defied doctors’ predictions that he wouldn’t survive his first year

A RARE medical condition has left a young woman in effect ‘turning to stone’

DUE to an incredibly rare condition, a teenager’s bones are quite literally vanishing

An INSPIRATIONAL stroke survivor is using her new-found voice to advocate for disability rights

A PASSIONATE advocate for body positivity is on a mission to challenge stigmas surrounding disability and body image by posting risqué photos of herself online

DESPITE being born with Neurofibromatosis that has left 90% of her body covered in tumour ‘bubbles’, a woman has found the love of her life – who just happens to have the same condition

A TRANSGENDER WOMAN born with half a body continues to defy her critics by finding love

Formerly conjoined twins have started a YouTube channel to highlight their different personalities and say they are glad they were separated

A FAMILY from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan

LITTLE Olivia Chicchon remains upbeat despite battling a rare condition that has made the right side of her face heavily swollen

A WOMAN who was once suicidal due to having a rare disorder that causes scaly skin, is now living life to the full

CONJOINED twins Shivanath and Shivram Sahu say they have no regrets turning down offers to separate them - calling their condition a ‘gift from God’

WEARING a floor-length maxi dress Ada Thompson’s lymphedema is almost hidden but as soon as she starts to walk or has to pick up her skirt, it’s impossible to disguise her condition, which effects the entire right side of her body

A YOUNG woman suffers from a genetic condition that causes huge tumours to grow on her legs and hips

A MOTHER-of-two has been born with a rare birth defect that has resulted in her having no hands

A 22-YEAR-OLD cites his rare condition, which affects his teeth, hair and sweat glands, with helping him become a model

A DISABLED beauty and fashion vlogger is launching her own all-inclusive clothing brand for people of all shapes and sizes

A WOMAN with a rapid aging disease has been told she is one in 50 million

A 3’4” WOMAN who was born with no arms, knees and only seven toes, says she has achieved her greatest success in life - by finding the man of her dreams

A SCHOOLBOY from India who suffers from ‘Werewolf Syndrome’ dreams of defying his condition and becoming a policeman

SHY AnnCatherine (CORR) Heigl, who has Down syndrome, shocked her family when she came home one day saying she wanted to become a cheerleader

A MAN born with no limbs, who took up break dancing as a way of making friends, discovered he not only had a gift for it but that it could inspire others too

CONJOINED twin boys are thriving one year after separation surgery

DESPITE there being only 155 known cases worldwide, a brother and sister BOTH live with progeria – an incredibly rare disease that makes them age too fast

A BOY who has had constructive surgery to turn his ankle for a knee is dreaming of becoming a professional basketball player

A GENETIC mutation has caused a woman’s leg to swell to more than three times its normal size

In 2018, BARCROFT TV has featured the most inspiring, shocking and heart-warming stories from across the world

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy who was born with a rare mole covering his entire body, is finally learning to deal with the bullies after battling through more than 15 surgeries in order to survive

A 33-YEAR-OLD TWIN born with a curved spine, missing kidney and deformed arm is embracing his differences through comedy

A TEEN model has beaten the odds and has relearned to walk and talk after surviving a stroke age 12

DESPITE being born with a rare form of Primordial Dwarfism that affects just over a dozen people worldwide, 3 ft 6 Monica Zaring continues to defy all the odds

A YOUNG girl has become an accomplished Junior Reserve Officer cadet, despite being born with no arms

DESPITE being born with an incredibly rare condition that causes his skin to blister and tear with the slightest touch – John Hudson Dilgen is inspiring people with his motivational speaking

A WOMAN with Down syndrome has used her flair for writing and drawing to launch her own clothing line

INSPIRED by her son, a woman with three serious medical conditions has shared her incredible her story of overcoming depression and accepting her physical appearance

A TEENAGER who was born with dwarfism is fulfilling her dream of becoming a professional horse rider and says it has helped her accept her disability

A MAKE-UP artist born without femur bones or knees refuses to let her disability hold her back from her dream career

CONJOINED twins Callie and Carter Torres continue to thrive together – despite expert doctors giving them just 24 hours to live

A TEENAGER whose skin is so fragile it bleeds and blisters as she sleeps has helped her parents raise £5 million for charity

A PAIR of twins are some of the rarest in the world due to one having Down’s Syndrome and one not

TWO teenage girls have become best friends due to both having albinism

AN armless drag queen is storming Newcastle’s drag scene with her act as a masturbating T-Rex

‘BRITAIN’S shortest family’ are set to welcome their second child into the world

A 26-year-old woman with Down Syndrome – who didn’t start walking until she was two - has succeeded in the world of gymnastics and is now hoping for more success as a model

A NEWLYWED ageing at twice the normal rate is refusing to let her condition slow her down

AN INSPIRATIONAL woman born without fully developed limbs is making waves in the motivational speaking and style blogging world

BETWEEN them, the Lamoreaux-Ferrerio family have broken over 600 bones

INSPIRATIONAL Shardai Cousino was born with Epidermolysis Bullosa – an incredibly rare condition that causes her ‘butterfly' skin to blister and tear with the slightest touch

A man with dwarfism has become a giant in the world of badminton - despite being only 4 feet 2 inches tall

A PINT-SIZED cosplayer is showing the world that there are no height restrictions for superheroes

DESPITE living with just half a body – inspirational Rowdy Burton is determined to not let his condition define him

THE world of beauty pageants has helped two disabled sisters find their confidence and, for one of them, her first words

AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life

A STUDENT has finally embraced her vitiligo after years spending hundreds of dollars a month on make-up to disguise it

A YOUNG boy faces a daily battle with a rare condition which causes him to severely injure himself

A SEVERE skin condition hasn’t stopped one man from becoming a bodybuilder and motivational speaker, despite doctors initially saying he wouldn’t live past the age of five

A LOVEABLE 8-year-old boy has a form of dwarfism so rare he is believed to be one of only 28 cases in the world