When she couldn’t fit into her shoes, she knew something was wrong.
Tanya Angus was just 20 years old and living in Michigan when her body started changing into someone she no longer recognizes. “It’s like I’m somebody else, Imlook in the mirror; I don’t see me.”
Once 5-foot-11 and 115 pounds, Angus today is 6-foot-6 and 480 pounds.
Acromegaly is more commonly known as gigantism. In Angus’ case, it manifested as a tumor that wrapped around her pituitary gland in the base of her brain, forcing it to secrete excessive amounts of growth hormone.
The condition can be treated with surgery and drugs. But despite three brain surgeries and all the available drugs, Angus continues to grow from a half inch to an inch a year.
Full story with news video here.
1 comment:
Do your home work before you blog bitchy. The reason she is getting attention is that unlike most Acromegaly patients nothing is working to stop her growth. It is a horrifying, disfiguring death sentence.
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