Kim Stenger was diagnosed with the condition at birth. Doctors thought she would be in a vegetative state. She proved everyone wrong.
–She's the only living person in the world that has no sense of touch, pain or temperature. Kim Stenger is taking part in experiments at the University of Chicago with a neuroscientist determined to help Stenger, and the world, understand her condition.Stenger, from Cleveland, Ohio, has a condition called complete sensory neuropathy.
University of Chicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason has been on that journey with Stenger. The pair met in 2014."My life is arguably organized around Kim," Mason said."I remember it started when I would be laying in bed and one of my cats would jump up and I would think, 'She couldn't detect that.'" "I have my JD, my law degree, and I currently work at our county prosecutor's office," Stenger said."I do criminal law research and writing.Stenger and Mason have developed in incredible bond, so much so, that Stenger said next to her family, her relationship with Mason, is the most meaningful in her life.Stenger has taken part in a number of experiments at the Institute for Translational Medicine at the University of Chicago.
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