the most common of the 200 or so types of dwarfism produces people who stand
of dwarfism produces people who stand
of dwarfism produces people who stand barely four feet above the ground
barely four feet above the ground
barely four feet above the ground fully grown a far rarer condition
fully grown a far rarer condition
fully grown a far rarer condition creates the smallest people on earth who
creates the smallest people on earth who
creates the smallest people on earth who rise just three feet in the air making
rise just three feet in the air making
rise just three feet in the air making other Dwarfs look like Giants I feel
other Dwarfs look like Giants I feel
other Dwarfs look like Giants I feel like I want to powder your nose and a
like I want to powder your nose and a
like I want to powder your nose and a new unexplained form of dwarfism has
new unexplained form of dwarfism has
new unexplained form of dwarfism has been discovered in just one person on
been discovered in just one person on
been discovered in just one person on the planet inside and out
the planet inside and out
the planet inside and out they are truly extraordinary humans here
they are truly extraordinary humans here
they are truly extraordinary humans here the Campbell family who live in Maryland
the Campbell family who live in Maryland
the Campbell family who live in Maryland is like any other American family except
is like any other American family except
is like any other American family except that they operate on a lower altitude
that they operate on a lower altitude
that they operate on a lower altitude than most you go show mama where you put
than most you go show mama where you put
than most you go show mama where you put your coat Susie Campbell is 46 years old
your coat Susie Campbell is 46 years old
your coat Susie Campbell is 46 years old I’m a stay-at-home mom domestic engineer
I’m a stay-at-home mom domestic engineer
I’m a stay-at-home mom domestic engineer but at 3 foot 10 inches she’s the size
but at 3 foot 10 inches she’s the size
but at 3 foot 10 inches she’s the size of a typical six year old she stands a
of a typical six year old she stands a
of a typical six year old she stands a foot and a half shorter than the average
foot and a half shorter than the average
foot and a half shorter than the average adult female even so Susie has fully
adult female even so Susie has fully
adult female even so Susie has fully adapted to life on a different scale I
adapted to life on a different scale I
adapted to life on a different scale I care about my hair color that kind of
care about my hair color that kind of
care about my hair color that kind of stuff but being a dwarf I’ve never had
stuff but being a dwarf I’ve never had
stuff but being a dwarf I’ve never had an issue with it never Susie like some
an issue with it never Susie like some
an issue with it never Susie like some 70% of dwarfs has the type called
70% of dwarfs has the type called
70% of dwarfs has the type called a cond replace’ people with this
a cond replace’ people with this
a cond replace’ people with this condition are called a cons they are
condition are called a cons they are
condition are called a cons they are born average-sized but their skeletons
born average-sized but their skeletons
born average-sized but their skeletons take on their distinctive shapes as they
take on their distinctive shapes as they
take on their distinctive shapes as they grow older
grow older
grow older curiously they’re not smaller in every
curiously they’re not smaller in every
curiously they’re not smaller in every way
way
way for example Susie’s head is actually
for example Susie’s head is actually
for example Susie’s head is actually bigger than average and her torso is the
bigger than average and her torso is the
bigger than average and her torso is the same as a normal-sized person but it’s
same as a normal-sized person but it’s
same as a normal-sized person but it’s in their half-size thigh and upper arm
in their half-size thigh and upper arm
in their half-size thigh and upper arm bones where dwarfs part ways with
bones where dwarfs part ways with
bones where dwarfs part ways with average people the way in which a cons
average people the way in which a cons
average people the way in which a cons like Susie walk is due to another
like Susie walk is due to another
like Susie walk is due to another unusual skeletal feature their knees
unusual skeletal feature their knees
unusual skeletal feature their knees tend to bend outward
tend to bend outward
tend to bend outward and the more extreme the been the more
and the more extreme the been the more
and the more extreme the been the more pressure is applied to the joints the
pressure is applied to the joints the
pressure is applied to the joints the legs bow because in a cons outer shank
legs bow because in a cons outer shank
legs bow because in a cons outer shank bone the fibula grows longer than the
bone the fibula grows longer than the
bone the fibula grows longer than the inner bone the tibia
inner bone the tibia
inner bone the tibia this causes the legs to bend outward
this causes the legs to bend outward
this causes the legs to bend outward compared to average-sized adults their
compared to average-sized adults their
compared to average-sized adults their unique leg design forces a cons to walk
unique leg design forces a cons to walk
unique leg design forces a cons to walk in a distinctive way they walk with a
in a distinctive way they walk with a
in a distinctive way they walk with a waddle taking short steps and swaying
waddle taking short steps and swaying
waddle taking short steps and swaying from side to side the movement requires
from side to side the movement requires
from side to side the movement requires more energy per step than for an
more energy per step than for an
more energy per step than for an average-sized person walking or standing
average-sized person walking or standing
average-sized person walking or standing Susie’s height gives her a unique sense
Susie’s height gives her a unique sense
Susie’s height gives her a unique sense of scale when I am sitting in a chair
of scale when I am sitting in a chair
of scale when I am sitting in a chair and an average-sized person is sitting
and an average-sized person is sitting
and an average-sized person is sitting next to me we’re almost the same height
next to me we’re almost the same height
next to me we’re almost the same height the time of difference is when we stand
the time of difference is when we stand
the time of difference is when we stand up Suzy’s a Kandra pleasure is caused by
up Suzy’s a Kandra pleasure is caused by
up Suzy’s a Kandra pleasure is caused by a genetic mutation in a gene that comes
a genetic mutation in a gene that comes
a genetic mutation in a gene that comes from her father her parents are both
from her father her parents are both
from her father her parents are both average-sized as are her siblings and
average-sized as are her siblings and
average-sized as are her siblings and this is true of some 80% of a cons I’m
this is true of some 80% of a cons I’m
this is true of some 80% of a cons I’m the only one with dwarfism in my family
the only one with dwarfism in my family
the only one with dwarfism in my family both my brothers are over 6 feet the
both my brothers are over 6 feet the
both my brothers are over 6 feet the mutated gene responsible for causing a
mutated gene responsible for causing a
mutated gene responsible for causing a Kandra pleasure is located on the end of
Kandra pleasure is located on the end of
Kandra pleasure is located on the end of one of the 46 human chromosomes pick
one of the 46 human chromosomes pick
one of the 46 human chromosomes pick that to mama please chromosomes are long
that to mama please chromosomes are long
that to mama please chromosomes are long chains of DNA that look like twisted
chains of DNA that look like twisted
chains of DNA that look like twisted ladders a gene is a section of that
ladders a gene is a section of that
ladders a gene is a section of that ladder genes carry code for building the
ladder genes carry code for building the
ladder genes carry code for building the human body they are blueprints for how
human body they are blueprints for how
human body they are blueprints for how the body grows everything from the
the body grows everything from the
the body grows everything from the internal organs to a person’s physical
internal organs to a person’s physical
internal organs to a person’s physical appearance the ladders cross pieces are
appearance the ladders cross pieces are
appearance the ladders cross pieces are chemicals that make up those
chemicals that make up those
chemicals that make up those instructions in a Kandra pleasure one of
instructions in a Kandra pleasure one of
instructions in a Kandra pleasure one of these cross pieces happens to be the
these cross pieces happens to be the
these cross pieces happens to be the wrong chemical this mutation most
wrong chemical this mutation most
wrong chemical this mutation most dramatically affects the growth of bone
dramatically affects the growth of bone
dramatically affects the growth of bone particularly those in the arms and legs
particularly those in the arms and legs
particularly those in the arms and legs this genetic glitch interrupts the usual
this genetic glitch interrupts the usual
this genetic glitch interrupts the usual process that makes them grow
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