LilaStorm reports on a rare medical condition.

Mermaid Syndrome, otherwise known as Sirenomelia, is a condition where, in the womb, the foetus does not develop properly below the waist. Many babies born with this condition die in the womb or in the next three days after the baby has been conceived. This is because a baby with Sirenomelia is born with complications such as no bladder or kidneys. Sirenomelia is a very rare condition, only affecting about one in every hundred thousand live births. It is about as rare as conjoined twins.

Only a handful of people have survived birth with this condition and I am here to talk about one of them. Shiloh Pepin, the world's only mermaid.

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MeKissYou finds your beauty from within.

Dear young teenage girls and boys,

You're beautiful, just the way you are. It doesn't matter what your weight is, what size you wear, the color of your hair, or not having the brand name clothes. Don't listen to those bullies who think they're better than you. You are beautiful on the inside. Like a ray of sunshine, you brighten up the world of everyone you speak to.

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