there.
Weeks later, the first signs began to appear. The girls had difficulty gaining weight. Their skin seemed unusually thin, their hair began to fall out, and the veins on their heads became more visible. Their bodies remained very small, and their facial features began to change in a way no one had expected.
At first, Maria connected everything to the premature birth. She convinced herself that, with time, everything would improve. But the serious faces of the doctors said something else.
After the final tests, the family heard the word that changed their entire life.
Progeria.
A rare genetic disease in which signs of accelerated aging begin to appear in a child’s body from a very early age.
For a long time, Maria could not accept that word. Her daughters had just been born. How could their bodies already be fighting against time?
