At 6 feet tall and 334 pounds, Marine Corps veteran and champion weightlifter David "The Beast" Douglas, 29, is a formidable opponent who turns heads wherever he goes. But the Palmdale, California, father of five admits he is no match for a 12-year-old girl who stands 3 1/2 feet tall, weighs 30 pounds and is affectionately known as his "little sis." Lindsay Ratcliffe of Flat Rock, Michigan, is among only an estimated 150 children in the world to have progeria, a rare, fatal genetic condition that causes premature aging at 8-10 times the normal rate, with most of those afflicted dying of heart attacks or strokes at...
- 4/8/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
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