Daily Life
Children with progeria live normal lives.
Even though have joint pain, take medication every day, and frequently experience hip dislocations, they go to school, hang out with their friends and play sports.
Even though they have the bodies of elderly people, they have no limitations.
An ambassador of the Progeria Research Foundation, John Tacket (in picture on the right) talks about how he is like any other kid in an interview. He described his life, which was like an other 8th grader's.
To read his interview, click on the button below.
Even though have joint pain, take medication every day, and frequently experience hip dislocations, they go to school, hang out with their friends and play sports.
Even though they have the bodies of elderly people, they have no limitations.
An ambassador of the Progeria Research Foundation, John Tacket (in picture on the right) talks about how he is like any other kid in an interview. He described his life, which was like an other 8th grader's.
To read his interview, click on the button below.
Though many expect children with progeria to have a low quality of life, but based on John's interview and interviews with other children, progeria poses no problems they aren't willing to take head on.