Hayley Okines

(1997-2015)

British activist

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Hayley Leanne Okines (3 December 1997 – 2 April 2015) was an English author and activist who was a sufferer of the extremely rare aging disease progeria. She was known for spreading awareness of the condition. Although the average life expectancy for sufferers is 13 years, Okines was part of a drug trial that had seen her surpass doctors' predictions of her projected lifespan. She died on 2 April 2015 at the age of 17, having lived four years beyond doctors' initial predictions.

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Born	Hayley Leanne Okines 3 December 1997 Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died	2 April 2015 (aged 17) Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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