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Progeria Resources: How to Help

ByGood Morning America
March 06, 2012, 7:44 PM

— -- Barbara Walters reports on Lindsay Ratcliffe, Kaylee Halko and Haylee Okines, three vibrant young girls who suffer from progeria, a fatal disease characterized by rapid aging in children. It is rare; of every 4-to-8 million births worldwide, only one baby will have progeria, according to the Progeria Research Foundation. On average, children with the disease die at age 13.

Click here for more information on progeria research and clinical trials.

Learn more about Lindsay, Kaylee and Hayley through these websites:

Lindsay Ratcliffe

Kaylee Halko

Hayley Okines

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