Woman born without brain turns 20, family calls her ‘miracle’

December 17, 2025 by salah

Alex was born with no brain. According to her father, there is half a pinky-finger’s worth of brain in the back of her cerebellum.

Shawn and Lorena Simpson, who are Alex’s parents, were given a bleak diagnosis. They were told their daughter would not live past the age of four years old.

However. Alex has just celebrated her 20th birthday. When asked by the media how Alex made it to her 20th birthday, her parents responded by saying she did it with ‘love.’

Shawn went on to speak to the media and say, “Twenty years ago we were scared, but faith, I think, is really what kept us alive.”

Alex cannot see or hear because of her condition but her loved ones think she can feel when they are near her.

“You can see that when I went up there and talked to her a little bit ago, she was looking for me,” Shawn shared.

Alex has a younger brother, SJ who shares the feeling. The teenager said, “Say somebody’s stressed around her. Nothing will even happen — it could be completely silent — but Alex will know. She’ll feel something.”

When Alex had turned 10 years old, her mother spoke to the media and shared her anxieties about her daughter’s first 10 years of life.

“It was terrible to not know if she was going to make it through the nContinue reading…