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08-25-2009, 07:55 PM
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 Der Metzgermeister Poster Rank:1536 Male Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 367 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 3 Post(s)
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Re: Nice Legs
33-year-old Mandy Sellars was born February 20, 1975, in Lancashire, U.K. She was born with unusually large, mal-formed legs and feet. As she grew older her legs and feet continued to grow much more rapidly than the rest of her body and she experienced increasing mobility problems and at the age of 14 had an operation to reduce the weight of her legs. Though doctors were at first unsure why Mandy's legs keep growing, in May, 2006 she was diagnosed with Proteus Syndrome, a condition also thought to have affected the "Elephant Man", Joseph Merrick. There is no known cure for the disorder and if Mandy's limbs continue to grow - her feet are 16ins long while her legs are 35ins in diameter at the bottom and 28ins at the top - doctors say they will have to amputate. Despite her disability, Mandy lives a very full life. She has earned a degree in psychology and trailing in counseling. She also spends time fundraising for the Proteus Syndrome Foundation. They say there are about 200 people like this worldwide... |
