Tree man 'who grew roots' hopes to marry after 4lb of warts removed

[MSGT]

The 'Tree Man of Java' is hoping to get married after doctors performed four major operations to hack away the bark-like tissue sprouting from his hands and feet.

For 20 years Dede Koswara lived covered in warts with huge tree-like growths encasing his limbs.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/11/wtreeman111.xml

[DesertFox]

They fixed this guy by administering Vitamin A, IIRC.

[TeenageRepublican]

This reminds me of that American Dad character that had his testicles replaced with acorns. Anyone see that?

[JOEVIKING]

Why didn't they just use "Weed Be Gone" :smirky:

[buckeyepete]

I watched a documentary on this guy on TV. A doctor, 'US' I think, donated his time to study and provided the surgery to help him.

This guy, and a few of his friends, all malformed, in different ways, made their living by hiring themselves out to a circus side show as 'freaks'.

The documentary was heartbreaking at first, but heartwarming at the end.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

NOBODY should make fun of people with such a devastating condition, and I don't find anything humorous about the ordeal he has had to go through. I pray that whatever they've done, has worked and he doesn't have more difficulty with it.

That being said, I must admit the tagline of the story caused me to think about a comedy routine by Larry the Cable Guy (if you're interested in hearing it, click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkthGGAHWA) but you'll need to disregard the vid, it has nothing to do with his dialog).

[TeenageRepublican]

I'm not mocking him, but it does kind of make you wonder how he got the 4 lbs of warts and grew roots. Some of the ideas I have are a bit disturbing... just a bit of course...

[DeclinetoState]

When I saw the "roots" part, I at first thought this thread was going to be about Alex Haley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(TV_miniseries)).