Woman with Dwarfism Undergoes Controversial Lengthening Surgeries
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tiffanie DiDonato said everything she has ever wished for has come true: a handsome husband, loving friends and a new baby. But most of her childhood dreams play out in simple, everyday victories, like taking out the trash o…
With Less Stigma, More Dwarfs Date Average-Size Partners
Courtesy Julie Genovese(NEW YORK) — Julie Genovese is a little person in a large world that some say can look down on people with dwarfism.Growing up in New Jersey, Genovese said she endured bullies and stares, and was even submitted to humiliating me…
World’s Smallest Dwarf Siblings Live Large at College
TLC(SANDOVAL, Ill.) — Bradley (Brad), 21, and Bridgette (Bri), 23, Jordan are primordial dwarfs and the world’s shortest living brother and sister, but they live life large.Bri weighs 18 lbs. and is only 27 inches tall; Brad is 35 pounds on a 38-inch …
Girl with Dwarfism Competes on "Toddlers & Tiaras"
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — She’s only eight, but Lacey-Mae Mason is already a beauty pageant veteran. She competed in her first one when she was 14 months old.But despite seven years of experience, the little girl from Brooklyn, Conn., faces …
Georgia Family Happy to Be ‘The Real Life Seven Dwarfs’
Christopher Robbins/Thinkstock(BARNESVILLE, Ga.) — The Johnston family from Barnesville, Ga., is extreme in many ways. Standing no more than four feet tall, they call themselves “the real life seven dwarfs.” They are the largest family of achondroplas…