Olivia Farnsworth has a genetic condition so unique she may be the only person in the world with the ‘bionic’ symptoms.
The condition, known as Chromosome 6 deletion, means Olivia is missing genetic material in her sixth chromosome.
There are only thought to be 100 people with the condition, but, Olivia is the only person thought to have the set of three symptoms that make her seem superhuman.
Now aged 14, Olivia was hit and dragged by a car aged seven and walked away without shedding a tear, her mum revealed to YorkshireLive.
“She got run over and dragged down the street by a car and she didn’t complain.
“She was dragged about ten car lengths down the road. It was horrendous, I don’t think it’s something I will ever get over.
“I was screaming and all my other children were screaming as she ran out. But Olivia was just like, ‘What’s going on?’. She just got up and started walking back to me.
“The hospital said she’s bionic. Because of the impact she should have had severe injuries.”
Olivia did receive injuries, she lost skin on her hip and had tyre marks on her chest.
But, when she went to the hospital, doctors were amazed that her injuries weren’t worse.
They credited the lack of severity to Olivia’s inability to feel fear, so he body didn’t tense up and instead absorbed more of the impact.
Her mum, Niki Trepak, says her daughter was different from a young age as a baby she didn’t cry or grow any hair.
She later became a fussy eater and ate nothing but butter sandwiches for a year.
Threats from her parents that she would go hungry if she didn’t eat healthy food were rendered meaningless because Olivia doesn’t feel hungry.
“To look at Olivia you don’t know anything’s wrong with her. I want people to know and to stop judging,” Niki said to the Mirror.
“She’ll be the first to share her sweets with you. She’s got the best personality. She’s just crazy, but in a good way.
“Everybody laughs because she’s so wild and extreme. She says let’s jump off here and all the other children are like, ‘That’s way too high!’.”
What is Chromosome 6p deletion?
Chromosome 6p deletion is when there is a missing copy of genetic material located on the short arm of chromosome 6.
The severity of symptoms depends on how much material is missing and where it is missing from.
People living with chromosome 6p deletion can suffer from developmental delay, intellectual disability, behavioral problems, and distinctive facial features.
Treatment is based on the signs and symptoms present in each person.
Suffers are supported by the chromosome disorder support group Unique.
Chief executive Dr Beverly Searle, a former research biologist, said Olivia was the only case they had heard of in the world.
4
4