Adalia Rose

The disease that afflicts Adalia Rose is a very rare one and very few children suffer from it. Adalia caught the eye of the people on the social media when her condition first came to light. Children suffering from ‘progeria’ are born healthy and remain so for the first 10 to 24 months of their life. After this they start to show signs of aging at a very fast rate. Soon they take on the appearance of a very old person. The same thing happened in the case of Adalia but it did not stop her from being vocal about her disease. She has appeared in various videos in which she talks and acts like any ten year old. She loves her family and likes to tell people through the videos how she enjoys being with her family. She has appeared in videos promoting the cause of finding a cure for this disease. The proceeds from these videos are used for the research on the causes of this disease and the treatment of other children affected by ‘progeria’. She has more than 370,000 followers on Twitter and more than 6 million fans on Facebook.

Adalia Rose is suffering from a rare and fatal disease called ‘progeria’ which has been derived from the Greek word ‘progeros’ meaning premature aging. Only about a hundred children all over the world have this disease. This disease causes the body to grow older approximately six to seven times the normal rate. Though she has the mind of a ten year old and acts like one but she looks like a small old lady seventy to eighty years old. Her appearance has produced different reactions in different people but her enthusiasm in telling the world that she is enjoying life with her parents and younger brother is something that has made her so popular. Despite her distress she always bears a smile on her face and in her videos she asks people to enjoy life as much as they can by disregarding the problems it can create. Her brave attitude towards life has helped her to make a special place for herself in the minds of her fans who love her despite her unattractive appearance. The way Adalia sings and dances in the face of probably the most insurmountable odds has made her popular as a very brave girl.

The appearance of Adalia Rose has created mixed reactions in different people. While some have shown pity and compassion for a small girl affected by such a fatal disease, others have felt that she should not post her videos. Her appearance has been compared to aliens and extra-terrestrial beings by some while others have found the love and affection showered on her by her parents and friends very appealing. She has been subjected to online bullying and death threats on the internet. In spite of all this, Adalia is a very lively girl who is making more and more people aware of this rare disease through videos and promotional appearances.