OMG, that poor man

Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured

By Matthew Moore
Last Updated: 11:44am GMT 15/11/2007

An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A.
# Update: Tree man says he wants to live to see grandchildren
# Telegraph TV: Dede talks about his extraordinary affliction
# Telegraph TV: Dr Anthony Gaspari examines Dede's lesions

Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when warty "roots" began growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage accident.
Dr Anthony Gaspari and Dede
Watch: Dr Anthony Gaspari believes that he has diagnosed Dede's rare condition

The welts spread across his body unchecked and soon he was left unable to carry out everyday household tasks.

Sacked from his job and deserted by his wife, Dede has been raising his two children - now in their late teens - in poverty, resigned to the fact that local doctors had no cure for his condition.

To make ends meet he even joined a local "freak show", parading in front of a paying audience alongside victims of other peculiar diseases.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml%3Bjsessionid%3DMLYGYKBGOGQ2DQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml

Glad to hear that he's turning over a new leaf.


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I want to see this on the discovery channel.

His roots are showing.

How bizarre. Glad he's getting help now. :)

:rofl:

You're on a roll today!

:D

Stop me before I thrill again!

A: After they cut him in half, they counted his rings.