She's Expected to Live Only Until She's 16 Years Old due to a Rare Condition, And Now She's Celebrating Her Debut!

Progeria is an extremely rare condition which affects the physical attributes of a human being to age early on in his or her life. Progeria cases in the world are quite known especially because the fact that they age early, they have approximately 16-17 years to live. One of those who are suffering from progeria is Ana Rochelle Pondare...

Ana Rochelle Pondare is now known as the oldest person currently suffering from Progeria. Just recently, she celebrated her debut, when she turned 18. She was even featured in ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Thank You campaign. The video taken for the campaign had her idol Sarah Geronimo visit and greet her.

The case is so extreme that in twenty-three countries all over the world which has cases of progeria, there are only 45 children suffering from the rare condition. Pondare is one of them and it was only when she was five years old when symptoms started to show. At an early age, she started losing hair and wrinkling.

But for Rochelle, this is not something to worry about. Progeria did not hinder her to live a happy life she desires. And now, this oldest living Progeria is now a woman - she felt blessed to have outlived her approximately dying year. According to Progeria Research Foundation in the US, most of the progeria cases only live for 14 years as they pass away due to atherosclerosis.

As of now, what we can do is to help Pondare stay strong and pray for her peace of mind. While she is ready for her life to end, our prayers will always be a delight to her!

Watch this video Rochelle celebrating her 18th birthday with her loved ones: 

source: abs-cbnnews

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