Remembering the inspirational story of the man with primordial dwarfism | 60 Minutes Australia
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A little local legend, Leo Lagana, passed away in January 2023. In this 2009 story, Leo, who was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism, travelled to the Little People Convention in New York to make new friends.
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Firstly to the Lagana family my deepest sympathies to you all
Leo was a very big bright light way beyond his size
A light that shone as brightly as Leo's light beam never goes out, never dims nor ever fades
What an absolute gift Leo was
RIP Leo
As a sufferer from a genetic disease myself, this story is great.
Much love to the families involved in this ❤
So sad to hear he passed, but what a triumphant life he lived. Condolences to his family, but at the same time, kudos to them for raising him to be such a big personality.
awwww what a cheeky and adorable lil fella
Stories like this are so heart warming but also heart breaking at the same time. Despite the hand that life had dealt him Leo embraced it. So much personality in such a small body. Condolences to Leo's family and friends for the loss of such a sweet young man.
I mean, my nephew is nearly 2 and doesn't even talk yet (he's trying and sounds like he's talking but not in English but gibberish etc) and he has LOADS of personality for a small little human being. Kids of any size have a broad spectrum of personalities lol. My cousin basically was a stern and quiet adult from the beginning even as an 8 yr old he had a way to make me (his eldest cousin) feel like a silly weirdo lol
@@amandasnider2644 Is your nephew displaying any other developmental delays? I ask because he sounds like my son at the same age. I was the only one who knew what he saying and that was only because I was with him all the time. There were other delays as well. He was diagnosed with Aspergers.
Yes I agree with you. Most children have great personalities.
@lindab424 My sister is looking into taking him to speech therapy to check things out. He does say a few words and he's shockingly smart but it is something I personally worry about but won't say out loud quite yet. He's ag high risk of having ADHD however as his dad has it, I have it (his auntie) and his momma was misdiagnosed with it as a kid but actually just has an unspecified learning disorder.
He's incredibly smart and knows pretty much what everyone is asking of him or pointing out to him etc. We were amazed that he could point to every single family member when we asked, where is _____? Hilariously everyone except his mom lol.
There's some traits that maybe could hint at neurodiversity like having preferences or whatever but then again, he is a toddler after all. His passion is picking up rocks and throwing them, preferably into water but luckily not at anyone or anything. He also appears to favor red, red food, red cars, red pj's etc.
But it really seems like he's just speaking another language because he will repeat himself when he's clearly asking a question. He primarily communicates by grunts, a teeny bit of sign language that he gets mixed up and dragging you over to show you something.
His terrible twos are just starting to show, he's learning how to tantrum dramatically now lol
Wonderful. So awesome! You go little man!
BTW… I’m glad @60 minutes finally allowed comments.
Much love and utmost respect to the Lagana family. RIP Leo. Gone way too soon but never to be forgotten.
I just love seeing primordial dwarfs. They have so much spunk and gorgeous appearances! This is an older episode, so I hope many of those we watched have lived and are living great lives.❤
May his memory be for a blessing.
What a great kid.
How sad, may Leo rest in peace.
Great story. ❤
Another great story! Funny how I have never watched the american version of 60 minutes but I subscribed to your channel. I find the stories you share are so very interesting and so well presented.
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I am also one that only watches from Australia.
I like the 60 minutes Australia also. Watching from Arizona.
RIP little one. God bless his family during this time.
So beautiful. He is going to have fun. It is amazing how he tries to make all by himself despite his fragile condition. May he could be treated for good.
This touched my heart so much! Him being so excited to come to America in a little gleam in his eye, I so wish I would've gotten to meet this little boy!❤❤❤❤
Hii❤❤
He is such a sweetheart with a fantastic personality ❤❤❤🎉😊
This touched me away the idea of them.
Leo is so special. Love you❤❤❤
What a lovely Mum Leo has too!
Kristen is beautiful. True inspiration.
You’ll always be this size. A dream come true.
Strong Nick.. awesome!
God's gift in unique wonders
Fly high Leo ❤
Rip beautiful Leo
In the segment it appeared that they were able to offer hope for prolonging the life of these wonderfully special humans! What happened and why couldn’t Leo have more years? Angels keep him safe please.😢
He was turned away from children’s hospital and forced into an adult facility…..it obviously did not go well….an investigation apparently is underway. Search Lagana Family.
RIP KEVIN.❤😇🙏🏻🎈
His name is Leo… 😗
Go brother you’re a cool cat
💗warrior mom💕🙏
I hope the family had a chance to visit Disney World!
Respectfully: Y’all should put a RIP in the beginning of the episodes where these people have passed away. At first, my brain didn’t understand that the title meant by “remembering,” I just saw the image and was like, “Oh how interesting….” I figured you were just touching back on the story or something….
Watching this, then finding out he d!3d, is kind of like kicking us in the throat…. Like, “Look at this amazing life thriving! Isn’t it great? Doesn’t it fill you with inspira- aaaaaand it’s gone. They d!3d. Well, there goes your hope things will turn out for the best.” (I know it’s in the description, but on cellphones, that’s under a drop menu under the video… So you actually have to click it to open and read)
RIP Leo. Fly high, lil man. ❤
Respectfully - You acknowledge it is written in the description that he died. You also acknowledge that you know that in order to read to the description on your phone you have to use your drop down menu. Even on the laptop you have to click on the description to be able to read the whole description. The information is there in black and white for you. What more do you want from them? Seriously, even the use of the word 'remembering' in the title indicates he has died.
@@lindab424The written ....remembering....didn't sound to me he's dead. I thought they covered his story years ago and now they're remembering him again to show us how he's keeping up with his life. Didn't know he was gone💔
@@artisthusnatalal3099 Then maybe you too should have read the description! It's not rocket science.
@@lindab424If a third person comes and write the same will you tell the third person....You three blah blah blah.....? Try to learn to accept people's opinions. People understand and and think differently. I guess you're the one who uploaded the video so please next time include RIP or he / she died but we're remembering his / her story. Doesn't cost a thing
God love him.🙏
At 07:30 - my regular sized GF drives the same way. Normal driving status achieved
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Veins have nothing to do with strokes. I think the intention was to say blood vessels (to include arteries).
These lil dwarfies are the cutest thing ever especially their lil voices. Would like to actually have / adopt one to dress them and play with them and like spoil them.❤❤❤
Dude… wtf 🤦🏻♀️
We are little people not pets
Every story about someone with shortness of stature needs to stop starting with “he may be small but he has a big heart/personality/spirit etc”. Just stop it.
Micro Man
How can they think she’s 7 years old, if she has breast?
Funny how the press turns off comments for videos, but allows others. The irony.
not faulty🥺 gene 🧬 Hobbit gene 🧬🧬🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😘😘😘😘