He was born with short limbs but this Joburg teen stands tall in the face of adversity

The young man in the shiny blue three-piece suit is beaming and bursting with pride. It was custom-made for him but it’s not the outfit that has him radiating joy. 

Keenan Petersen (18) looks as pleased as he does for the simplest of reasons – he can stand upright. Until recently this was something he couldn’t do because of a genetic abnormality.

When YOU meets him, he’s seeing off his best friend, Megan Sampson (18), who’s on her way to her matric dance. The suit Keenan is wearing was made for his matric ball, a few weeks back.