Medical Mystery: The Mermaid Girl Miracle

(OAD 11/08/2005)
Kids with a puzzling disorder that takes over their lives. Then, a baby born with "mermaid syndrome," and one of the most unique girls in the world.
Amanda, Jasper and Colin
Tourette's Syndrome
What it's like to grow up with a disorder that is as shrouded in uncertainty as it is common.

Gabby, an amazing girl
Truly Amazing Kids
Two of the most unique girls…ever. The "mermaid girl" and a 5-year-old who doesn't have the ability to feel pain.

Lisa Ling at St. Jude Hospital
A St. Jude's Miracle
Lisa Ling reports on a mission of mercy for 100 kids following the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Related Resources
  • For information on I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me, visit www.hbo.com
  • For more on the documentary Mermaid, visit www.health.discovery.com
  • For information about the Frozen Feet Films/Melody Gilbert documentary A Life Without Pain, visit www.alifewithoutpain.com
  • For more information about Gabby and her family, please visit www.gift-of-pain.org
  • For more information about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, visit www.stjude.org
 
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