Sheri Wise does not believe in impossible tasks.
Standing at three feet, four inches tall, she was born with a genetic disorder that inhibits the production of certain enzymes necessary for proper bone and ligament development and maintenance and has been faced with certain challenges all of her life. Talking to her, one gets the sense that she doesn’t view these challenges as setbacks so much as another obstacle to maneuver.
The 34-year-old Edmond resident is a customer service representative for the Oklahoma City Utilities Department, where she has worked full-time for about a year and a half. She is happily married, is a hockey fan and pursued degrees in architecture, education and drama before deciding school wasn’t for her.
She is also one of only a few thousand people in the world with mucopolysaccharidosis type IV-A, more colloquially known as Morquio syndrome, type A. According to the National Institute of Health, Morquio A is an autosomal recessive enzyme storage disorder wherein the body naturally lacks or is deficient in an enzyme called galactosamine-6-sulfatase.