The article linked below features ten cases in which people, due to strange and rare medical conditions, have abilities unlike those of the general population. Their senses may be incredibly acute. They may have "superhuman" strength. Or in the case of Lizzie Velasquez in the video above, they are unable to gain weight normally.
While some of these conditions sound like enviable states of being, many are debilitating problems that render the lives of the affected a daunting, daily challenge. Yet with the incredible grace and perseverance of people such as Velasquez, the "afflicted" can change the lives of people who are much less physically challenged but have yet to master positive mental attitudes about their own lives.
Read about nine other people with amazing abilities due to unusual medical conditions here.
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