I'm Not A Child, I'm 20 | Living Differently

Michelle Kish is 20 years old, but is regularly mistaken for a child. The reason? She suffers from an extremely rare genetic disorder called Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome which affects just one in 5 million people.

Michelle’s symptoms include a cranial-facial disorder, cataracts, and dwarfism. Here, she talks about her frustrations, as well as her career plans and what character traits she’d like in a boyfriend.

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