Progeria
latest news & developments
‘I am not worried about dying’
A rare condition makes Hayley Okines age eight times faster than normal. At 14 she has passed her life expectancy, but firmly believes in the future.
Beyond transgression
Accomplished painter and DJ Leon Botha, who died of heart complications relating to his rare progeria condition, died on Sunday. He was 26 years old.
Die Antwoord collaborator Leon Botha dies, age 26
SA artist and DJ Leon Botha, whose work with Die Antwoord earned him worldwide recognition, has died, a day after his 26th birthday.