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Rare condition sees Indian grandmother shrinks to just 2ft tall

A rare medical condition has seen an Indian grandmother shrink to just two-feet tall.

Left completely immobile and in constant pain for the past two decades, Shanti Devi's legs have shrunk and twisted to the size of an infant.

The 60-year-old was five-feet tall before, but after giving birth to her third child she gradually became weaker and her bones became stiff.

"I have been living like this for nearly 25 years now," Devi said.

Devi was five-feet tall before she started to shrink. Image: Supplied
Devi was five-feet tall before she started to shrink. Image: Supplied

"This is painful. I get bored but I can do nothing on my own. I miss sitting and walking and meeting my friends or watering plants."

Devi, from Kanpur in North India, told her family she was looking smaller but they did not believe her at first.

Her husband, Gangacharan Kushwaha, said: "After a couple of months, she noticed changes in her body as she was looking smaller.

Devi has become an attraction in her village.
Devi has become an attraction in her village.

"She told us but we did not believe her until we realised she had shortened by half a foot in just four months.

"Her bones had become weak and tight. She complained of severe pain and eventually lost physical strength and became bed-ridden," he added.

Dr Pankaj Srivastava, a local physician, believes it could be Brittle Bone Disease, also known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta.