Lizzie is now 26 and is one of the 3 people in the world to have Marfan syndrome; a genetic disorder of the body's connective tissues. Characteristics of this disorder include:
It was the comments that shocked her even more some of them reading:
She is now one of the most inspirational women alive in our opinion! Now all the comments on her youtube videos are saying how encouraging,beautiful and perfect she is! Our favourite:
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Velasquez was already used to being bullied daily for the way she looks. Born with two rare conditions - Marfan and lipodystrophy - she is unable to gain weight, no matter how much she eats. When she started kindergarten she remembers how classmates recoiled from her, afraid.
Inner beauty is way more important than outer beauty, and the lucky man marrying her has learnt that its what on the inside that counts!
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'Appearance is never a measure of a person's worth or character. Anyone that doesn't see Lizzie's astounding "Inner Beauty" has very bad vision!'
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