Though exact numbers are hard to come by, it is estimated that hundreds of women in Nepal's rural hinterlands are afflicted with this condition because of inadequate maternal care, underage pregnancy, or prolonged or obstructed labour.
Lotz recently told me, "Knowing that other people are afflicted with this, and that there is recognition and treatment for it, has been something that has given me great strength".
Whereas an estimated one in forty thousand people worldwide are afflicted with this condition, among the Pingelapese, by some estimates, it's closer to one in ten — a contained community of people who see the world in shades of gray.
"Perhaps he had a naturally inquiring mind, a mind that continuously generated a thousand questions giving him no peace, keeping him up nights?" Clearly Kapuscinski is afflicted with this "private mania" too, and it is difficult not to fall prey oneself.
If you're afflicted with this countenance, you're in good company with Queen Elizabeth, Kristen Stewart, Anna Kendrick and Demi Moore.
There are certain people who are afflicted with this fascination more than others, and I am one of them.
It makes no sense that anyone should be afflicted with this senseless tragedy that is preventable through inoculation.
At its worst, when he was exploding at school and hardly speaking to us at home, it seemed as though he was afflicted with this thing we've named autism.
