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Despite only having half a body, Kenny Easterday insists he can live the life of a normal man.
Now he appears to have proved it after claiming he has fathered a child.
Easterday, 35, was born with a rare condition called sacral agenesis, which prevented his spine from developing normally.
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Defying the odds: Kenny Easterday is living a normal life beyond expectations in Virginia
Kenny is so small he can fit inside a suitcase but that hasn't stopped him playing pool, bowling, working - or having a love life with fianceé Nicky, 33.
Affectionate: Kenney Easterday with Desiree, the seven-year-old who could be his daughter
In an American television documentary, he and Nicky revealed that they were together seven years ago - after which she became pregnant with her daughter, Desiree.The pair are soon to found out if Desiree is actually Kenny's child. And they hope to start a new family to join Nicky's two children.
Together: Kenny with fianceé Nicky in a still from the American TV documentary
Kenny's greatest dream is to have a child, he revealed in the documentary.'I want a child to carry my name, someone that can carry my legacy and be able to say 'Well that's my daddy',' he said.
Rare: Kenny's legs were amputated when he was six months old and a part of his shinbone was used to complete his spine
Kenny was not expected to live past 21.As a boy Kenny was offered prosthetic legs but he hated wearing them and preferred to use his hands or a skateboard to get around.
'My dad pretty much taught me how to walk on my hands,' said Kenny, from West Virginia, USA.
Active: Kenny uses his arms to prop himself up as he plays pool, in a still from a documentary on his life
He is also a fan of bowling, as seen in this clip from the American TV documentary
'I just told him to walk behind his mother, because she walks like a duck so just walk like her,' Kenny's father said in documentary made about his life.As a child Kenny starred in the 1988 film, The Kid Brother, a dramatised version of his early life.
'If I'm handicapped it's because of these damn legs,' Kenny said in the film as he pushes over his prosthetic legs.
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