Doctors Baffled, Intrigued by Girl Who Doesn't Age


	Doctors Baffled, Intrigued by Girl Who Doesn't Age

EddieIsSteady

7-4-2009 8:36 PM

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science, health, mysteries, biology

EddieIsSteady says:

This is just sad.

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