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From: Jakes Louw <louwje@telkom.co.za>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:41:48 +0200
Fwd Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 12:00:43 -0400
Subject: Re: Strange Universe area 51 alien

>From: Cleefs@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:34:45 -0400 (EDT)
>To: updates@globalserve.net
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Strange Universe area 51 alien

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>I was watching a tv show on a disease that
>makes people age rapidly, and that most do not live past
>the age of 14.  The name of the disease escapes me, however
>being men of medical background, some of you, I am sure you
>know which one I mean. There was this 15 year old girl on
>the show that looked remarkably like the depictions of
>aliens. She was 3 1/2 feet tall, bald, head large, big
>bulging eyes.

The disease concerned is called "progeria". The following
from http://chs-web.neb.net/people/students/sdweber/progeria/
toc.html:

"Progeria was discovered in 1886 by Jonathan Hutchinson.
It was not officialy named until 1904 when Hastings Gilford
gave it the name Progeria. The disease is also commonly called
Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome,after these two researchers."

"If a person is found to have Progeria, there is nothing that
can be done. There is not a known treatment for the disease.
The person could live a fairly normal lifestyle for about 20
years of their lives. The only thing that should hinder an
affected person is the physical appearance of him or her. This
person will not have to worry too much about this though, since
 he or she will be dead by the time he or she turns 30. "

There was a local case that I remember clearly (little chap
called Hansie Geringer), and I must admit that there are
certain aspects of the disease that reminds one of the basic
characteristics of a grey.

HOWEVER: To say this type of poor person was used in the
Area 51 interrogation footage would imply that somebody is
EXTREMELY sick!!! (in the head I mean).

Jakes