In Brazil, Claudio lives with a condition that bent his head backward; ahead of his 50th birthday, he wants to climb a sacred mountain; in Norway, Birgitte is training for the next Paralympics.

Milagros lives with tumors so heavy that her face droops down to her torso; after hiding away, a health scare is forcing her out into the world; twenty-one-year old Lizzie is preparing to live independently even after tumors have grown over her eyes.