Jo Cameron (71) experiences very little anxiety or fear and has enhanced wound healing
, who lives near Loch Ness in the Highlands, also experiences very little anxiety or fear and may have enhanced wound healing. The 71-year-old said throughout her life she often did not notice cuts or burns until she could smell burning flesh, and injuries tended to heal very quickly.
“Learning about it now fascinates me as much as it does anyone else. I would be elated if any research into my own genetics could help other people who are suffering.” “It didn’t dawn on me, I’m just me. Until somebody questions you, you just assume you’re at the far end of the spectrum — other people who are in great pain and people who are not.”“I’m covered in scratches and bumps and cuts because I don’t realise I’ve done something until somebody says ‘Oh, you’ve got a bruise there’ or ‘You’ve burnt yourself there’.”
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