Teenager In 104 Year-Old-Body, Passes Away At 17 [photo]

Hayley Okines, the courageous 17-year-old from England with a rare and fatal condition that prematurely aged her body nearly eight times faster than normal, passed away Thursday night. Her mother, Kerry, posted the announcement on Facebook: “My baby girl has gone somewhere better. She took her last breath in my arms at 9.39pm x.”

Hayley Okines, inspired a nation, battling a rare premature aging disease called Progeria. She was a trooper and an activist for her condition, and while she may be gone, her memory lives on. 

May her soul rest in peace!!

See another picture and video of Hayley below:

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