Hey guys, Charlie from Top 10s here, and
today, we're looking at ten kids you won't
believe actually exist.
In April of 2004, this baby was born in
Peru, and caused a shock to her parents
and hospital staff. She was born with an
incredibly rare condition called sirenomelia.
The condition causes the baby not to have
any genitalia, meaning her gender wasn't
verified for weeks. The disease also turns
its victims into real-life mermaids. This
is because the legs fuse together in the
womb. Those with the condition have also
been compared to snakes. The condition
affects 1 in every 100 thousand babies born.
Despite this not being funny whatsoever,
7-year-old Connie Lloyd was born with a
clown nose-shaped birthmark. A big red
circular birthmark had been on her nose
since she was born. Doctors said the rare
condition could not be cured. However,
after years of searching, the parents
finally found a doctor able and willing to
cure Connie. She was diagnosed with a
(?) tumor and it was swiftly removed.
Connie can now live a normal life without
the encroaching birthmark.
While Connie Lloyd had a nose that was too
big, Tessa Evans was born with no nose at
all. The now 2-year-old girl from Ireland
has a smooth area where her nose should
be. She has no sense of smell or sinuses.
Despite having no nose, she can still
cough, sneeze, and catch a cold. Tessa was
lead to the first person to have cosmetic
nasal surgery where a nose implant was
fitted. Over years, the implant will
encourage skin to grow over it, forming
a real nose. The process will be done by
the time she's a teenager.
This 8-year-old boy was born with a large
birthmark that covers half of his face.
Since he has aged, the birthmark has grown
further around his face, and grown thick
black hair. A top Chinese plastic surgeon
has agreed to treat him for free, due to
the severity of his condition. The treatment
will be in many stages, and will take up
to 4 years. Despite this, I think it's
worth it to remove the abnormally large
hairy birthmark.
This 4-year-old was born with a right
foot that weighs nearly 1 stone. Verdeant
is from India, and is still able to walk
and run normally, despite his massive
right foot. He's been bullied all his life
and unable to attend school. Hundreds of
doctors from India and other countries
have examined his foot, but he is yet to
be diagnosed. The only option doctors have
suggested is to amputate the leg, however
Verdeant's father is against this.
This 8-year-old boy from Colombia was born
with a turtle shell-like growth on his
back. His village bullies him and they
believe the dark forces caused the growth.
He was also nicknamed "Turtle Boy" by the
media, causing him to become incredibly
depressed. A British doctor diagnosed
Didier with an incredibly rare disease,
saying it's the most extreme case he has
ever seen. He's now in the UK getting free
treatment for his life-altering condition.
This 8-year-old Chinese boy was born with
a fish scale-like skin disease. The
disease is called (?) and he inherited it
from his father. The disease is unfortunately
incurable. The disease makes pants seem
very thick, dry, itchy, and scaly. 1 in
16 thousand babies are born with the disease per year.
However, Pan has one of the most severe
cases ever recorded.
This 8-year-old Indian boy's giant
deformed hands make his life a daily
struggle. He doesn't attend school in case
he scares the children or is bullied by
them. He even struggles to eat because of
his rare condition. His hand weighs about
4 pounds, causing him to have a strong
upper body. He'll be taken to a doctor in
Delhi to have life-changing surgery on
his hands soon.
This 11-year-old Romanian gymnast is a
child bodybuilder, and may be the world's
strongest kid. He has worked out for 2
hours a day since the age of 2. He rose
to fame after his father posted a video of
him performing a gymnastic stunt on
YouTube. However, the father doesn't
appreciate all of the attention, as child
services are now looking into whether it's
ethical to promote bodybuilding among
children.
This Chinese toddler was born with a dead
unborn fetus of her twin inside her. Kang
had already had a difficult start to life,
as her parents abandoned her in a field,
and she was forced to go into foster care.
For some time, the toddler was practically
pregnant with her dead twin sister. A year
later, her carers had the fetus removed, as
it was growing too big, and her neighbors
had begun to call her a monster. Kang's
incredibly rare condition only affects
around 1 in 1.5 million births.