Shauna Rae, a remarkable woman with a rare condition that has stopped her physical growth, has recently shared the potential impact on her life expectancy.
Shauna's rare condition was caused by brain cancer when she was six months old.
When she was a baby, she had brain cancer and the treatment affected her growth.
According to doctors, her pituitary gland got damaged, she she ended up having pituitary dwarfism and is now only three foot ten inches tall.
Shauna is featured in a TV series called "I am Shauna," where she talks about her life and her search for love.
Some fans asked her about her life expectancy and if her condition had any impact on it. She made a video on Instagram to answer their questions.
The woman lives in 'kid's body' reveals if her rare condition affects her life expectancy.
Shauna said that as far as she knows, her disability doesn't affect how long she will live.
However, she also mentioned that it's not easy to know for sure because her condition is not well understood.
She did some research and found that taller people tend to have shorter lifespans, while shorter people tend to live longer.
Based on that, she hopes to live a long life, maybe around 80 to 100 years or even more. She joked that her mom thinks she might live until she's 130, but she's not so sure about that.
In the next revelation, the woman also talked about the possibility of cancer affecting her life expectancy.
She said that if her cancer were to come back, it wouldn't be related to her previous brain tumor.
Shauna is grateful that she went a long time without cancer, and she hopes that any future cancer diagnosis will be unrelated to her condition. She wants to live a normal life like anyone else.
Apart from discussing her life expectancy, Shauna shared her experience with dating.
Due to her condition, she has become good at recognizing people who may not have good intentions. Some people focus too much on her physical appearance rather than getting to know her as a person.
She has learned to spot those who are not genuinely interested in her.
“Their questions are very targeted towards my physicality. They’re learning about me like I’m a specimen in a lab,” Shauna said.
