Born Different

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

A MOTHER and her inspiring six-year-old son who was born with a gap in his face is raising awareness of the treatment of people with facial differences

A YOUNG woman’s skin blisters and burns if she is exposed to only a few minutes of daylight

A BRAVE woman has learnt to accept her severe facial birthmark despite years of bullying that ruined her childhood

An Aspiring Model Whose Vitiligo Is Slowly Fading Hopes That It Never Disappears

A MODEL with albinism is using his confidence to help children with the condition feel comfortable in their skin

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl with cerebral palsy has become an Instagram Star

AN ASPIRING make-up artist has embraced her feeding tube by glamming it up to create unique looks

A 20-YEAR-OLD woman has a rare genetic disease that means she is regularly mistaken for a child half her age

A DEFIANT teenager born with a rare facial tumour that leaves her unable to speak or eat dreams of becoming a nurse

AN INSPIRING young woman has taken it upon herself to become an advocate for the condition

THIS disabled pole dancer is making waves in the pole world as a champion of adaptive athletes

AN 11-year-old boy with a rare form of dwarfism is one-in-a-million

A MAN born without thighs is one of out 25 people in the world born with the condition

A WOMAN suffering from a chronic illness that allows her to twist her body into mind-boggling shapes has turned it to her advantage - by becoming a contortionist

AN INSPIRATIONAL boy with an ultra-rare genetic condition that makes him look like an old man refuses to let it hold him back – and even drives a CAR

NINE-YEAR-OLD Katie Renfroe suffers with a condition so rare that it doesn’t even have a name

SUPERHERO-obsessed Kaden Casebolt has a rare condition which causes his bones to break as easily as a ‘glass doll’

A BOY suffering from a mysterious condition has caused his hands to grow 12 INCHES LONG

A DAD with dwarfism is taking his passion for powerlifting all the way to Tokyo 2020’s Paralympics

A TEENAGER who suffers from an extremely rare condition means if he falls asleep unassisted - he dies

AN INSPIRATIONAL man has defied the odds by becoming a professional tailor - despite having no arms

A MOTHER of conjoined twins is facing an agonising wait to find out whether her baby girls can be separated

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy is totally unaware of the rare condition he has that makes him look like an elderly man