Meet the De Silva family – a 14-member clan all with six fingers and six toes

Most mother and father could be distressed after discovering out their child was born with an additional finger.

But for the De Silva household, having six fingers and 6 toes has proved to be a bonus quite than a burden.

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In an episode of Body Bizarre – which you’ll watch free of charge on 9Now– we meet the Brazilian household, fourteen members of which have been “blessed” with polydactyly.

When Alessandro De Silva and his spouse Katia came upon they had been anticipating one other child they “hoped” that he could be born with six fingers and toes similar to his dad, older brother Guilherme and so a lot of his relations.

Polydactyly is a genetic syndrome handed down via relations and happens in a single in 1000 births. With a dad with six fingers and a mum with 5, the infant would have a 50 % probability of being born with polydactyly.

Sure sufficient when child boy Vinicius arrived, he was wholesome comfortable and had 12 fingers and 12 toes. 

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“Since Vinicius was born we noticed that his fingers are perfectly functional,” dad Alessandra stated.

“He is already trying to grab things, so all his fingers work normally.”

The De Silvas are pleased with their “abnormality” and say it makes them “stand out from the crowd”.

“This is a mark that no other family has,” Alessandro added.

”It’s never been an issue for us having six fingers. We like having six fingers,” household matriarch Sylvia advised cameras.

The household are proudly recognized locally as ‘The Six Family’. 

Their delight comes because of Sylvia’s father Assis who turned the stigma of the deficiency right into a “valuable thing”.

Assis, a high-flying lawyer, wrote a e book that includes his six-fingered hand on the quilt and launched a music profession as Mr. Six composing a music referred to as ‘Six‘.

“He transformed the six finger thing into a family brand,” grandson Alessandro stated.

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The De Silvas would not surrender their further digits, saying it provides them a bonus of their on a regular basis lives.

“The coolest thing about having six fingers is being able to hold a lot of things at once,” six-year-old Guilherme stated.

While grandchild and budding pianist Maria famous her genetic abnormality allowed her to “play more keys”.

And teenager Joao Assis is grateful that his further digits make him a extra expert goalkeeper.

“I am able to reach some balls when people can’t he said.”

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To meet all of the De Silvas and listen to their full story on Body Bizarre watch ‘Ep 3 My Face is Killing Me‘ in Season 5.

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