The grandmother Ntombizakhe Mtshobi, who is 55 years old, says that this is so hard to accept.
It’s never been seen before that a two-month-old baby looks this old.
She says that the only question she has is how will the child grow up to be?
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It was then that the Libode community learnt of the condition known as Progeria.
This can also be done by checking whether the heart and blood vessels are healthy.
The community is calling on the health department to intervene as Progeria requires intensive medical attention for the child.
A 20-year-old mother is devastated that she gave birth to a child with Progeria. Image: Akhona MongameliSource: Original
Children born with the rare condition known asProgeria suffer from rapid ageing, according to reports byDispatchLIVE.
The little girl is currently in hospital with her mother where she can be monitored.
Source: Briefly News
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