Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Quincy Symonds, AKA "The Flying Squirrel": CAH sufferer, surfing prodigy


Credit: booooooom.com

As an infant, Quincy was diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a malfunction of the adrenal glands, which left her with a lack of the hormone cortisol. No cure is available, but her condition can be managed with hormone treatment three times per day.

As a six year old, she is "one of the best 6-year-old surfers in the world", with her own sponsorship contract.



More video on Quincy's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFlyingSquirrel08

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