Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child

Pessimistic Prognosis

Genie was grossly malnourished and stood at 4 feet 6 inches weighing 59 pounds. She could not chew, and she was unable to focus her vision on anything further than 10 feet away—the dimensions of the room Wiley had locked her in for nearly all her life…

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