California teenager with rare skin condition braves sunshine to attend graduation

California teenager with rare skin condition braves sunshine to attend graduation

A teenager with a rare skin condition preventing her from going outside braved the sunlight for one day to attend her high school graduation ceremony. Riley McCoy stepped out in the daylight wearing a special protective hood so she could receive her diploma alongside peers at Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, southern California. The 18-year-old was born with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) - a rare genetic skin condition that leaves suffers extremely sensitive to ultraviolet light.

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