Woman's 11-stone legs may be lost ["Elephant Man" disease]

Woman's 11-stone legs may be lost ["Elephant Man" disease]
bbc.co.uk ^ | 05-03-2007 | staff writer

Posted on 05/04/2007 7:51:55 AM PDT by bedolido

A woman is campaigning to raise awareness of a rare condition which has left her with 11 stone (70kg) legs. Mandy Sellars, 32, from Lancashire, suffers from Proteus syndrome, a condition also thought to have affected the "Elephant Man", Joseph Merrick.

Mandy says she is determined to lead an adventurous life

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...

TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 11stone; disease; elephant; legs; lost; man; womans

1 posted on 05/04/2007 7:51:59 AM PDT by bedolido

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To: bedolido

I guess thats around 150 pounds

2 posted on 05/04/2007 7:55:02 AM PDT by bedolido (I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)

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To: bedolido

The gut-reaction references to Hillary's thighs are just too easy a mark!

3 posted on 05/04/2007 8:00:46 AM PDT by Smedley

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To: bedolido

Think SHE had it bad?

http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/heavyweight.jpg

http://elephantiasis.freeyellow.com/eleph-fiji.gif

And this one's just too sad!

http://www.riotvideo.com/Elephantitis_of_the_Testicles.html

4 posted on 05/04/2007 8:04:47 AM PDT by Smedley

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To: bedolido

A woman with incredible spirit. Good for her!

5 posted on 05/04/2007 8:15:07 AM PDT by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality!)

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To: bedolido

May she find true joy in all her accomplishments!

6 posted on 05/04/2007 8:25:07 AM PDT by Daffynition

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To: bedolido

Talk about thunder thighs! Jeebus!!!!

7 posted on 05/04/2007 8:51:51 AM PDT by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)

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To: Smedley

Great Balls of Fire!!!!

8 posted on 05/04/2007 8:53:06 AM PDT by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)

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