A man born without thighs
A man born without thighs because of a rare medical condition has found love with a woman he met on Facebook. Nathan Hrdlicka – who is 1.37m (4ft 6in) tall – has been called a 'midget' but is now happy in a loving relationship with girlfriend Chelsee Stuart. When 34-year-old Nathan, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, met 19-year-old Chelsee – who is at least a foot taller than him – online, she initially saw his height as a 'problem'. But then she fell in love with him and has seen past his disability. The couple have revealed their height difference draws stares but people can see they are in love. Nathan is one of just 25 people in the world born with tbilateral proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) type D – which means his knee bones are directly beneath his hip bones.