hellobeautifulcreatures

I’m coming out as disabled. It’s about time. I’m a 25-year-old with 80-year-old bones. Inside my mother’s womb, I developed mostly normally. But my legs didn’t show much growth in the sonograms; there was a mutation lurking on the long arm of the COL2A1 gene of chromosome 12, involved in making Type II collagen . One letter switched in the gene, an amino acid wrongly substituted , cartilage forming too tender within me. My rare bone disorder , spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, causes collagen in the joints to form incorrectly, short stature, arthritis, neck instability, scoliosis, joint inflammation, chronic pain, and other issues. It’s actually a form of dwarfism; I just happen to be on the taller end of the spectrum at 4’6”. Facing all of this, knowing at a young age that my bones would deteriorate much quicker than my friends, wasn’t scary. I’d need joint replacements and surgeries. I knew my path. I learned to love my body for what it is and all I can do, even with pain. For many ...

Video of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee , 54, exiting a bathroom within moments of his girlfriend Brittany Furlan , 30, aboard an American Airlines flight appears to have surfaced online. The Miami-bound flight from Nassau, Bahamas, was only 65 minutes in total. But according to passengers, the couple was in the lavatory for as many as 20 minutes before exiting.  READ:  Video Of Couple Having Sex On Ibiza-Bound Flight Goes Viral The video — which was first published by TMZ — appeared to have been taken by a fellow passenger who trained the camera on the lavatory door as Lee exited the bathroom. Approximately 25 seconds later, Furlan exited the same bathroom. Airline staff outside the lavatory did not appear to notice that two adults had exited the same bathroom within moments of each other. [embedded content] TMZ reported separately Saturday that “there were no complaints filed with the company” and that it’s not against American Airlines policy for two people to occupy the same bath...