A Nebraska woman born without a brain just celebrated her 20th birthday — and is defying the odds. Alex Simpson of Omaha was born with a rare condition known as hydranencephaly, according to her ...

The woman was born with a rare condition known as hydranencephaly These cozy slippers 'blow Uggs out of the water,' fans say — at $16, they're over 50% off ...

Nobody expected Alex Simpson to live past her fourth or fifth birthday. But against all odds, the young Nebraska woman who was born without most of her brain celebrated her 20th birthday in the ...

Her story is not a feel-good fairy tale so much as a long, hard, ordinary miracle. Alex's parents have spent years navigating hospital corridors, home care routines, and the constant awareness that ...

Born without a brain, Alex Simpson of Nebraska defied all odds by celebrating her 20th birthday recently; doctors said she wouldn’t live past age four. Alex’s remarkable milestone made the news ...