Not an ounce of fat and doubt: the story of a special person that makes you think about what is really important (8 photos)

Fashion for harmony has given rise to many diets for quick putting yourself in order. But in parallel, no less problems: quite attractive people, mostly girls, exhaust themselves hunger strikes, examining microscopic fat deposits and falling into depression. Sometimes non-existent. And in some cases it comes down to anorexia.





And this guy would be happy to gain a couple of kilos. But life is not allows him such luxury. With a height of under 1.9 m, the guy weighs only 66 kilograms. Accordingly, he looks like a tortured prisoner. That is it weight of bones, internal organs, muscles. Everything. Giroud in this place complex no. From the word at all.



There are at most a dozen such people all over the world. But nothing did not indicate a problem. The boy was born in England in 1989. Years before five was like other children - a pretty blond kid with sky blue eyes. And as they grow, when the child's body should gain weight, Tom Staniford began to lose weight. By the beginning of puberty period from the boy there was only a skeleton covered with leather. Plus hearing problems were added and diabetes was suddenly discovered. Although this the disease is most often diagnosed in people who are overweight, and not those with underweight.

As a result of numerous analyses, it was found that the body of a teenager absolutely does not absorb fat. And don't accumulate it, what don't eat. With such problems it is time to despair and give up. But Tom I did it differently: I went and bought myself a bicycle.



He acted on a whim to distract himself. But the iron horse saved guy's life and completely changed it. Now Staniford Paralympic athlete, champion in racing on the ring track. And admits that it is great for him as part of the body. And deprive him being able to ride is like taking away an arm or an eye.

What is life without fat? Tom can tell you all about it. After all, he knows firsthand that falling is very painful, much more painful, than ordinary people. The fat layer does not cushion, and the bones break like dry branches.

And without fat, it's wildly cold. Therefore, clothes on the principle of cabbage, woolen socks even in summer and strict temperature control. The only way. Moreover, it is difficult to walk and move in general. After all, on the feet there is no fat either, and this makes ordinary walking such a quest.

If 30 minutes is enough for an ordinary person to get ready in the morning, to go to study and work, Tom literally needs warm up for a couple of hours. Need a massage, stretching the joints that due to the lack of fat, they quickly lose mobility. getting rusty Tin Woodman if you don't move.



The doctors were interested in Tom's unprecedented case. They are long time investigated the analyzes of the guy. And as a result, they came to the conclusion that you need to look for people with similar symptoms and study their DNA and next of kin to find the cause.



And she was found. In 2013, Tom received an official diagnosis - MDP syndrome. The disease really turned out to be genetic. Genes "broke" in his father's body even before he conceived a child. So that it was impossible to foresee or warn.

Despite the restrictions, such people otherwise live a normal life. life. They have high intelligence (Tom himself studied at the university for Faculty of Law, now works in the field of digital marketing). Most an age patient with MDP syndrome has reached the age of 65. What is our times quite a good age for people with ordinary genes, without mutations.



Now Tom is 33 years old, he lives in London, works, provides support to several charitable foundations and is trying more talk about your life so that people with a similar ailment understand that life does not end.



Tom has been married for 7 years. They met Alice on the Web, on the forum cyclists. The guy immediately spoke about his diagnosis. And although at the stage dating and communication, the girl was embarrassed by the curious glances of others, then she got used to it. Moreover, the chosen one surrounded Alice with attention, warmth and care. And pay attention to others is just not wanted.



Love for this couple is pedaling together. And wait for what The turning point will definitely be something new, bright and exciting. And Tom's example clearly demonstrates that there is no need to despair, even if the body has gone mad and lives on its own wave. After all, life is She is not always the way you want her to be. And to be happy you just have to live.