Extraordinary People - The Girls with Too Much Skin (19 March 2008) TVRip (XviD)

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Overview:

Extraordinary People

Five's acclaimed documentary strand exploring tales of human experience from across the globe. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, each thought-provoking film tells the story of a person whose unusual condition, ability or power challenges scientific understanding.

Episode Summary:

The Girls with Too Much Skin

Every morning at 5:30am without fail, Lucy and Hannah Betts from Great Yarmouth begin a punishing but life saving ritual. Helped by their mother Jan, they soak for two hours in the bath, scrubbing their skin until it is raw, to remove the extra hardened layers that have formed overnight, and then covering themselves with a thick, greasy barrier of protective cream. The whole process is repeated at bedtime.

The Betts sisters suffer from Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare genetic condition for which there is no cure. Harlequin sufferers grow more skin overnight than a normal person does in two weeks. As it grows, their skin forms a thick, tight, crust that can crack open, allowing infection to enter if left untreated. It not only covers their visible body parts but clogs up their ears and makes their eyelids thick and abrasive.


File Name: Extraordinary People - The Girls with Too Much Skin.avi
Duration: 45:28.600
File Size: 399 MB
Video Codec: XviD 1.0.3
Video Bitrate: 1091
Bits/Pixel: 0.185
Resolution: 640x368
Frames/Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s CBR
Frequency: 48000 Hz

This is not my rip. Many thanks to the original capper.

I find this series compelling and inspiring. Please enjoy



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