Little Rhien Browning is a medical mystery.

The 18-month-old has almost 30 separate symptoms ranging from having no genitalia or shoulders, being unable to walk, virtually deaf and suffering from numerous forms of muscle disease and brain damage.

Despite seeing a succession of surgeons around the country no one can say what is wrong with Rhien or tell her family what sort of life she will be able to live.

Mum Dina Georgiau, 30, said: “The only thing we have ever had any certainty on is that everyone is uncertain what is wrong with her. I want someone to be honest with me. If she is going to have a short life then I want to make the most of it.

“I’d take her around the world. I’d make everyday an experience so she lived her little life to the fullest.

“She has no genitalia so that means kids are out of the question. It means she’ll never sex, which means she’ll never have that closeness with another person. She can’t have a family so who will look after her when we’re gone?”

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