The world lost a beautiful soul this week… Adalia Rose Williams, a social media star who documented her life with a rare genetic condition called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome on YouTube, has passed away at the age of 15.
According to a statement posted on her Facebook and Instagram accounts, the Texas teen “quietly” passed away Wednesday evening: Related: Family Of 6-Year-Old Chicago Boy Arrested After He Allegedly Dies Following Forced Cold Shower Her mom, Natalia Pallante, told The New Zealand Herald in 2018 that the online personality was diagnosed with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome when she was just 3 months old.
According to the National Organization of Rare Disorders, the disorder “is a rare, fatal, genetic condition of childhood with striking features resembling premature aging.” Unfortunately, the progeria also has no known cure.
The organization stated that about 400 children worldwide currently have the condition. Adalia had garnered a large following on her social media platforms ever since she started vlogging in 2012, gaining more than 12 million Facebook followers and 2.9 million subscribers on YouTube.
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