"Only idiots and perverts like me": 22-year-old American Shawna Ray looks like an 8-year-old girl

While women are trying to look younger, 22-year-old Shauna Rae from the USA constantly has to prove her adulthood. The girl told what difficulties she has to face because of her small stature and childish appearance. After a serious illness in infancy, she was stuck in the body of an 8‑year-old child forever. Find out what happened to the American woman from our material.

Shauna Ray contracted a rare form of brain cancer when she was just six months old. The baby underwent a course of chemotherapy, which stopped her growth. Now it reaches only 1.17 m.

A documentary film "I am Shauna Rae" ("I am Shauna Rae") was made about an unusual girl. In it, she talked about the problems that arise due to associations with her childish appearance. It's hard for Shona to build a personal life and even just come to the bar, because everyone perceives her as a child.

Those who see an American woman for the first time do not understand that they are looking at an adult woman. She is constantly asked about the age when she wants to get a tattoo and signs up for the gym.

Shauna's mother Patricia recalls how hard it was for them to fight cancer as a child. She says she feels guilty that her daughter will have to overcome difficulties all her life. After chemotherapy, the girl's pituitary gland almost stopped functioning. The doctors said she wouldn't grow up anymore.

Small stature also affects Shona's personal life. She complains that she attracts a bad type of men. She often comes across either perverts or idiots. An American woman wants to become more independent from her parents, and dreams of being treated like an adult.

The girl is engaged in floor fitness, walks with friends and tries to lead an active life. She is ready to prove to the world that she is capable of big things, despite her small stature.

Unlike Shona, the brother and sister from India, on the contrary, look like little old men. Children suffer from the ridicule of their peers and senile diseases.