Olivia Farnsworth: the girl who does not feel pain, hunger or sleep

• April 25, 2024

Olivia Farnsworth looks like a small "normal" 6 year old; however, it is a girl who does not feel pain, hunger or sleep. The absence of these sensations is due to the fact that she lacks part of chromosome 6.

And her parents realized this medical problem after Olivia had an accident near home. In this, the girl was run over and dragged by more than 20 meters, but instead of mourn and mourn the pain, just stood up and asked what was what had happened.

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Olivia suffered burns to one foot and hip, in addition to having a tire mark on her chest but was not able to feel any pain.

Thanks to that genetic alteration, Olivia was saved from the accident because she was not stressed at the moment of the impact, she remained relaxed and that prevented fractures.

In this way, the girl's parents discovered that their chromosome 6 was incomplete. In this part is the major histocompatibility complex, and is related to the body's immune response as reported by the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

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The genetic alteration makes Olivia immune to pain, but in addition, her mother explained that the girl does not feel hungry either and that she can spend up to 72 hours without sleep so you have to give her sleeping pills.

The outrage is not the only accident that Olivia has had. Years ago, a fall caused him to break his lip. Despite having her mouth full of blood the little girl did not complain at all, and after the operation the doctor noticed that the child did not feel any pain.

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Until now there is no other known case in the world of a person who has the same chromosomal disorder.

What do you think of this strange story?

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