How do you define yourself Lizzie Velasquez TEDxAustinWomen.
- 7 years ago
As soon as Lizzie Velásquez went to kindergarten, she realized that she was different.
And it was also the first time she was bullied.
When she was born in 1989, Lizzie Velásquez weighed only 2 pounds 11 ounces (1.2 kg) and her face looked different than the other babies in the maternity ward.
Her doctors diagnosed her with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, which only a few people around the world have. The condition prevents Lizzie from accumulating body fat or gaining weight, it causes her to age faster than people without the disorder, and it left her blind in one eye.
And it was also the first time she was bullied.
When she was born in 1989, Lizzie Velásquez weighed only 2 pounds 11 ounces (1.2 kg) and her face looked different than the other babies in the maternity ward.
Her doctors diagnosed her with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, which only a few people around the world have. The condition prevents Lizzie from accumulating body fat or gaining weight, it causes her to age faster than people without the disorder, and it left her blind in one eye.