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We featured Hayley Okines a number of times on this programme - a young woman who faced the difficulties life threw at her with a great deal of humour...
Hayley Okines, who has campaigned to raise awareness of the rare genetic condition Progeria, has died at the age of 17. Report by Ashley Fudge.
Hayley reached the age of 17, several years longer than many people with progeria ever do. Today a letter from the Prince of Wales paying tribute to Hayley's "infectious love of life" was read at her funeral in Bexhill.
3 kwi 2015 · April 3, 2015 ·. Follow. The family of Hayley Okines, the teenager from Bexhill who brought a rare genetic condition to worldwide attention, have spent Good Friday celebrating their daughter's short life. Hayley died in her mother's arms late yesterday evening at the age of seventeen. The condition, Progeria, caused her to age prematurely. See less
TikTok video from 60 Minutes Australia (@60minutes9): “Learn about Hayley Okines, one of 50 children with progeria, a rare disease that ages them eight times faster than normal. Discover her journey with this heartbreaking condition. #60Mins #Progeria #RareDisease”.
3 kwi 2015 · Hayley Okines, from Bexhill, East Sussex, became known as the 100-year-old teenager through her efforts to raise awareness of progeria. Her mother, Kerry, announced Hayley's death on Thursday...
15 kwi 2015 · The funeral of a girl whose rare genetic condition led her to become known as the "100-year-old teenager" has taken place. Hayley Okines, 17, died in East Sussex earlier this month from...