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News Bilder des Tages January 15, 2022 - Tonga - The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, is seen in an image from the GOES-West satellite. Tonga - ZUMAz03_ 20220115_slz_z03_172 Copyright: xNOAAx

Tsunami nach Vulkanausbruch nahe Tonga

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Story from Jam Press (Cannot Smile)

Pictured: Taylor Clement at school aged 17 (L) and now (R).

Woman born with extremely rare condition that means she can't SMILE becomes Instagram star

Meet the woman born with a one in four million condition which means she can't smile.

Tayla Clement, 24, from Christchurch, New Zealand, has spent her entire life unable to move her eyes from left to right, raise her eyebrows or her upper lip due to Moebius syndrome.

She was born with the condition, which is characterised by weakening or paralysis of muscles in the face used to control expression and eye movements.

The neurological disorder has no cure but the symptoms can be treated.

"It’s not always been easy," Tayla, who has 18,400 followers on Instagram, told Jam Press.

"I’ve spent many years hating my smile, wishing I had a 'normal' smile, wishing I just didn’t exist because that seemed easier than being alive, but by some miracle, I’m still here.

"I now know I was born to stand out.

"I was born to make a difference in this world and I know that whole-heartedly.

"My syndrome and not being able to smile is the greatest gift I could have ever been given, it has allowed me to already help and inspire so many people."

Tayla underwent facial reanimation surgery aged 12 in the hope of restoring voluntary movement in her face.

The corrective procedure – often referred to as a 'smile operation' – saw doctors transplant soft tissue from her thigh to both sides of her face, in a bid to grant her the ability to clench her mouth to mimic a smile.

But the eight-hour procedure was unsuccessful and left devastated Tayla with a completely swollen and bruised face.

Her condition saw her bullied throughout her time at school – where she was called "ugly" on a daily basis and claims to have had sheep poo thrown at her.

The experiences saw her diagnosed with severe clinical depression and anxiety with PTSD and dissociative attacks at the age of 18.

Tayla said:

Tayla kann nicht lächeln

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Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter rides a bicyle to the hospital while in labour, in Wellington, New Zealand, November 28, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Mandatory credit JULIE ANNE GENTER / FACEBOOK /via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

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A SaruÃª, black-eared possum, a species of possum that inhabits Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay is seen on September 26, 2017 in Trianon Masp Park on Avenida Paulista in SÃ£o Paulo. second guards of the park he has lived there for 8 years, but was scared with the traffic of people and animals. (Photo by Cris Faga/NurPhoto)

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Pinguine leben normalerweise in großen Kolonien - wieso ist dieser Adeliepinguin dann ganz alleine? Die Antwort: Weil er rund 1800 Kilometer von seinem natürlichen Lebensraum, der Antarktis, entfernt ist. Das Tier hat es, wie auch immer, geschafft von dort bis an die Küste von Neuseeland zu schwimmen.

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Mutter soll ihre Töchter getötet haben

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