Megan Hayes Trisomy 18 Obituary News: What happened to Megan Hayes, 2nd oldest in the world with Full Trisomy 18?
An Oklahoma City woman, Megan Hayes became the second-oldest person in the world with her genetic disorder (Trisomy 18). Hayes celebrated her 40th birthday in 2020, having Trisomy 18, or the Edwards syndrome.
Trisomy 18 is a disorder in which babies are born with 3 copies of chromosome 18 instead of 2. For an unknown reason, this accident occurs at the time of conception and all cells in the body will have this structure. In 90-95% of the children with Trisomy 18 this is the case.
Megan’s parents, Ron and Sara, say they never imagined they’d be celebrating their daughter’s 40th birthday
A social media post recently announced Megan’s death, however the information is yet to be confirmed at the publication of this article on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Elaine Fagan was born with Edward’s Syndrome (Trisomy 18) and was only given days to live, but she managed to confound all medical expectations. She passed away on 14th February 2011, aged 25.