http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/modern-day-elephant-man-heroes/offbeat-news Art, the odd, the unusual, offbeat news, weird sciences, a little business, and yes, even trucking! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:20:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/modern-day-elephant-man-heroes/offbeat-news/comment-page-6#comment-203926 Tess Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:24:23 +0000 http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/?p=3773#comment-203926 Hi there: I write all the way from Perth, Australia. I have Neurofibromotis Type 1 and have been very very fortunate to not have it to such an extreme as to what I have read here. I had a malignant nerve sheath swanoma on my right leg removed 3 years ago. For 18 months, I was in a huge anount og pain that no medicaine either natural or man made could even dent. I nearly lost my leg, I was so ill and underweight when they finally found the cancer that I had to spend a month in hospital to put on weight that I needed or quite simply I would not survive the operation. I still have my right leg, I have to wear a splint to ensure I can walk balanced and I have foot drop and a massive scar that goes from my buttock, all the way down to my knee, but otherwise healthy and very much alive. I have the cafe spots, the slightly larger head and a few of the raised skin coloured spots, but am extremely blessed for most of them not to be to obvious, although,that may change. I have looked on here and am so impressed byt he courage of people who are worse of and by the people who have responded in a positive and supportive manner. When you suffer from a disease, people can tell you are different, I was subject to ALOT of cruel teasing when I was younger, so it is good to see how society has grown to understand and accept people who are different, how far we have coem in such a short space of time. Hi there:
I write all the way from Perth, Australia. I have Neurofibromotis Type 1 and have been very very fortunate to not have it to such an extreme as to what I have read here. I had a malignant nerve sheath swanoma on my right leg removed 3 years ago. For 18 months, I was in a huge anount og pain that no medicaine either natural or man made could even dent. I nearly lost my leg, I was so ill and underweight when they finally found the cancer that I had to spend a month in hospital to put on weight that I needed or quite simply I would not survive the operation. I still have my right leg, I have to wear a splint to ensure I can walk balanced and I have foot drop and a massive scar that goes from my buttock, all the way down to my knee, but otherwise healthy and very much alive. I have the cafe spots, the slightly larger head and a few of the raised skin coloured spots, but am extremely blessed for most of them not to be to obvious, although,that may change. I have looked on here and am so impressed byt he courage of people who are worse of and by the people who have responded in a positive and supportive manner. When you suffer from a disease, people can tell you are different, I was subject to ALOT of cruel teasing when I was younger, so it is good to see how society has grown to understand and accept people who are different, how far we have coem in such a short space of time.

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]]> http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/modern-day-elephant-man-heroes/offbeat-news/comment-page-6#comment-104011 Life Coach Thu, 07 May 2009 10:16:35 +0000 http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/?p=3773#comment-104011 Ohh my god! I really didn't even see this so far.I have seen some persons legs are like elephant legs.But face I didn't see.Hope they will get cure soon. Ohh my god! I really didn’t even see this so far.I have seen some persons legs are like elephant legs.But face I didn’t see.Hope they will get cure soon.

]]> http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/modern-day-elephant-man-heroes/offbeat-news/comment-page-6#comment-86624 Berita Medis Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:50:35 +0000 http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/?p=3773#comment-86624 oh my good, it's that really happen that's is so sad :( with all my respect i hope be strong to revetment live oh my good, it’s that really happen that’s is so sad with all my respect i hope be strong to revetment live

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