Achondroplasia_amber+murta

==== The first day of school came rolling around. I swear there were a million eyes staring at me. Can’t people just accept I have Achondroplasia, without staring at me so intensely? I mean I’m just a little shorter than them. Being really short isn’t all that bad. I get average grades in school and have the average lifespan of everyone else. And of course, I’m still growing. The average height of an adult female is 4 ft and 1 in. Besides I’m only in seventh grade I got plenty of time to grow. I just wish my typical lifestyle was the same as everybody else. But really, it’s not all that different. Of course, I do see the world in a different perspective then most. Everywhere I look, everything and everyone are taller than me. Almost my whole family has Achondroplasia, everyone besides my dad. It isn’t easy to get around being a person with Achondroplasia, but I get around pretty well in my house. I’m so thankful we got raised flooring, so I can reach almost every cabinet. Sometimes I have to take medicine in the morning because of the problems that occur with Achondroplasia. With Achondroplasia you usually have back problems (spinal stenosis)or breathing problems, sometimes it’s hard to breath. I also can’t take gym because of this. Some symptoms to Achondroplasia are bent and curved legs, abnormal hand size and the long and ring fingers may be separate, stand-out forehead, short legs and arms, below the average size of most people, and large head. I got to admit I do have most of thse symptoms, but not all. I'm glad I have the support of my family and my friends. But it doesn’t really help much knowing that there is no treatment for Achondroplasia, but there are several things you can do about possible problems that may occur. I’m glad my father doesn’t have Achondroplasia because if you get Achondroplasia from both parents’ turns out you most likely will live to about three months. Usually Achnodroplasia is inherited by a new mutation or by a dominant trait. I know I’m not the only one feeling weird on the first day of school and it is comforting to know that I’m not the only person with Achondroplasia. ====

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