- Another RSS Adult Story

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Hi ,

I'm not sure if you've heard my story or not (I try not to tell it too often,

b/c I know that the people who've been around for awhile have to be tired of it

by now).

Anyway, I'm 23 and 4'2 " . I never took growth hormone for a host of reasons,

but the main one being that they were not synthetically manufactured until I

was older and no one was entirely sure whether or not I would actually benefit

from them in my advanced age <grin>. I graduated with a BA in English Lit.

from the University of Colorado last May and am currently living in Seattle,

Washington where I am a first year law student at Seattle University. I can

honestly say that RSS has not kept me from accomplishing any of my goals in

life, and if you were to ask me to write down the worst things that have ever

happened to me, RSS wouldn't even make the list. I've never had huge problems

making friends or being social. I had a tight knit group of friends in high

school, and the same has proved true for me throughout both my undergraduate

and graduate experience. I will admit that there are certain things in my life

that can be a little more challenging because of my

short stature, but it's certainly nothing horrific or life ruining. I

approach it with the attitude that everyone has certain things that they have

to deal with in life, and short stature just happens to be mine. I know the

early years are very, very hard, but it is possible for kids with RSS to grow

into happy, productive and fulfilled adults with RSS.

~Hillary

23, RSS

morvmum wrote:

>Hello,

Im Mum to Morven possibly RSS.

Thank you for your personal story.I dont know If everyone elso here

feels the same but Its wonderful to hear the stories of adults with

RSS.

Personaly it gives me real hope for the future and that even if

Morven does have it well its not the worse thing and she can have a

normal life.I know I can deal with anything right now If the future

looks okay for her.

Are there any more RSS adults out there that can give us their

inspiring stories and words of experience.

Bye for now Mum to Morven 17mths

> I'm more than happy to answer your questions. I'm 4 " 10 ( a giant

in

> the RSS world!) and 105 lbs. I'm 30, but untill I had my daughter

at

> 25 I weighted a healthy 95-98 lbs. Having a baby was very hard on

my

> body as it really is the size of a 12-14 yr. old and I have been

> told not to try to have anymore. I've always been comfortable with

> my height. Yes I had to hear the stupid (and I do mean stupid)

jokes

> and comments and continue to hear them and will probably always

hear

> them. But I look at my height and the way I look (like a 12 yr.

> old , 18 if I put on makeup) as something that shouldn't be

changed.

> It is my own personal opinion but it works for me. I would no more

> change my height than an African American would change their skin

> color or a French man would change his nationality, it truly is a

> part of who I am and I'm proud of it. I learned as a child to

ignore

> people and their comments and as I got older I would very nicely

> with a few choosen words put people in their place. However, I'm

> sure that different circumstances apply to boys (I've always

> believed it is easier to be a small girl than a small boy) and

many

> other things. Perhaps had all these GH drugs been available when I

> was young I would have taken them, who's to say. I've just learned

> to take the good things being short has to offer( I can always

reach

> the bottom shelf easier than most) and the bad things, well I just

> buy a stool to reach the top ones. Sorry this is so long.

>