For 20 years Dede Koswara lived covered in warts with huge tree-like growths encasing his limbs.
Today Dede can once more use his hands and walk without pain.
He can see the outline of his toes for the first time in over a decade after medics cut more than 4lbs of warty horns from his legs and feet.
He has also become a sudoko addict now medics have cut growths from his hands allowing him to hold a pen.
Dede, 37, now hopes that he will resume a normal life after two more operations to graft undamaged skin onto his hands, feet and face. Speaking from an Indonesian hospital, he said: “What I really want first is to get better and find a job. But then, one day, who knows? I might meet a girl and get married.”
This appears to be a case of Lewadowsky-Lutz Dysplasia – I’ve come across it before at http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/03/missionary_enco.html
apparantly, he is a really nice chap and will go out on a limb for anyone.
You’re barking up the wrong tree, Mary. I heard his personality is totally wooden.
Saw the documentary last year. Truly amazing. He earned his money ’starring’ in a freak show. Good to read that they apparently succeeded in giving him back a bit a more normal life.
’saw’ the documentary…lolol
either way, i hope he blossoms and branches out into whatever job he wants.
poor bloke, yeah my partner watched the documentary, oooh, i couldn’ti know it’s not the poor blokes fault but its makes you feel a little queezy to look at.
I see a bunch of people making puns, and none of them ar Flapjack. I hope he is oakay.
SGC – I’m fine… I would think up a pun or two here, but mocking the afflicted is beyond an oak!
I’m just imagining the operation to remove it “scalpel… forceps… buzzsaw… chisel… sandpaper”
Sorry, that was very poor taste… unless you’re a deathwatch beetle! Anyhow I hear his bark is worse than his bite!
Did they ask his age at the hospital or did they just count the rings?
BTW I’m deeply ashamed of myself now, I’m going to retreat to my room and think about what I’ve done.
That’s right, Flapjack. Shame on you! (I was worried you were going to miss out on an opportunity, there. That’s a relief.)
taking palm trees to a whole new level.
aawwww
i watched this on that there grubby tv :p
I’m glad hes getting a regular working body
He ain’t that bad looking under those warty things either!
Good luck warty man of Java
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