In the eyes of people, Alexandra Birch is like a "big golden retriever in human form", who constantly spreads love to the world every day.
But she couldn't help herself.
(Alexandra, image via Dailymail)
Alexandra, 27, from Louisiana in the United States, suffers from a condition called Williams syndrome (also known as Williams' syndrome or Williams syndrome).
Williams syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by the deletion of a specific region of the seventh chromosome in a person, and similar to trisomy 21, it is also a genetic disorder.
The incidence of this disease is 1 in 10,000 and is very rare.
People with William's syndrome often experience symptoms such as cognitive and developmental delays, cardiovascular abnormalities, and in appearance, the patient may gradually develop a special face that resembles a little elf.
(Characterized by a wide mouth, an upturned nose, a long philtrum, a narrow and small chin, bubble eyes, and pointed ears)
Williams syndrome is also known as "cocktail syndrome" because people with this disorder are so social that they seem to be living at a drinking table all the time.
They are usually very friendly, overly empathetic, not afraid of strangers, polite and outgoing, as warm as a golden retriever......
(Schematic diagram)
This is the case with Alexandra.
Her family said that whenever she appeared in public, she would involuntarily rush up to each stranger and want to give every stranger a hug.
Alexandra loves to hug people, and she makes a lot of fun herself, but her family stops her every time, saying that while most people don't mind her hugs, some people are different.
"Not everyone is friendly. ”
(Alexandra, image via Dailymail)
Alexandra went to school for a few years as a child, but as the children around her became sensible, everyone realized what was special about her. After that, her family took her home and let her learn Xi at home.
(Alexandra as a child, image via Dailymail)
Later, Alexandra grew up, she had a certain ability to take care of herself, but it was too easy to trust others, and it was easy to be used or even hurt.
In order not to let her be harmed, her sister Victoria decides to take care of her overly enthusiastic sister herself.
(Sister Alexandra, image via Dailymail)
Victoria has been worried about others taking advantage of her sister since she was a child, so she has long vowed to protect Alexandra forever.
(Sister Alexandra as a child, image via Dailymail)
The problem is that the two of them still have to make money to eat after all, but with Alexandra's character, I am afraid that if they are sold, they will have to help others count the money.
So the heavy responsibility of taking care of the two of them was once all on the shoulders of her sister Victoria.
Luckily, in 2018, Victoria shared her sister's story online, which caught the attention of netizens. For a while, many netizens left messages and forwarded them, expressing their willingness to help the sisters.
(Sister Alexandra, image via Dailymail)
Victoria seized the opportunity.
She created a clothing brand under her sister Alexandra's name, specializing in Alexandra-themed shirts, t-shirts, stickers, accessories, and more.
(Alexandra's themed costume, image via Dailymail)
The sisters would "design" clothes together.
They buy used clothes at thrift stores and transform them into a special garment from the perspective of a person with William's syndrome.
(The master is made, and then handed over to the factory for imitation)
（姐妹俩正在选购衣服，图片来自Dailymail）
The sisters assured that all the styles of clothes they released were approved by Alexandra.
Sometimes, when Victoria finished making a dress, her sister would say it was "ugly", and then she would take it herself, cutting a bunch of jagged strips of cloth crookedly and assembling them onto the clothes.
Victoria didn't think her sister was ruining her job, on the contrary, she found the outfit "very original", which she loved.
(Clothes approved by Alexandra, image via Dailymail)
The clothes they both put out were very much in line with Alexandra's personality and full of warm encouragement.
Their clothes are often emblazoned with words of encouragement such as "stay weird", "be yourself" or "normal is boring", hoping to help everyone accept their weirdness and imperfections.
(The sisters' clothes with the words "Kindness Matters")
As soon as these clothes were launched, they were quickly snapped up by netizens, and the two sisters were not only able to make a living from them, but also promised to donate 5% of their sales to the Williams Syndrome Association to help more patients in need.
(Alexandra and her themed stickers, image via Dailymail)
Now, as a patient with a special disease, Alexandra is finally living a normal life, all without the care of her sister Victoria.
But Victoria said that she didn't blindly give, and Alexandra also taught her a lesson.
Before she shared the story of the two people on the Internet, she was a little worried that her sister would be ridiculed by netizens, but she didn't expect that Alexandra's heart was very strong, and she completely blocked those negative information.
It also taught her a lesson in how to see the world.
(The two Alexandra sisters, image from mirror)
How to say, whether it is an optimistic sister or a gentle sister, the strength of the hearts of these two sisters is touching, and I hope that their future life will be smooth sailing......