The man who looks like a tree
November 22, 2007
He is known simply as Tree Man. Since he cut his knee as a teenager, strange roots have been growing out of Dede, a 35-year-old Indonesian fisherman. Now he is hoping his life can be saved from his bizarre affliction.
Now, to be honest, we at Metro Online are not sure if we believe this, but you decide for yourselves. The strange growths mean he cannot use his hands. He was sacked from his job and his wife left him.
To help raise his two children, at one point he joined a freak show with other victims of peculiar diseases. An American dermatology expert believes he may be able to cure the warts on Dede's body. Dr Anthony Gaspari of the University of Maryland says that a rare genetic fault will not allow Dede's immune system to stop the spread of the growths. However, he believes a synthetic form of Vitamin A could stop the development of the warts.
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I saw a comment elsewhere asking how he puts his shirt on over these growths, and that seems a fair question!
