Woman Born Without Brain Celebrates 20th Birthday: A Remarkable Medical Survival Story

Nov 10, 2025 08:02 pm CST

Against all medical predictions, Alex Simpson from Nebraska has reached her 20th birthday despite being born with hydranencephaly, a rare condition where most of her brain is absent. Her family attributes her survival to love and faith, calling her journey a medical miracle that defies the typically short life expectancy associated with this severe neurological disorder.