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TREE MAN...........
    #7659706 - 11/20/07 04:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I found this fascinating, weird, sad, strange, n'stuff....
Not sure if this is the right forum, but here it is....
Just when I think I have something "bad", I find subtle reminders like this that help me put things into perspective.....    :wink:





From: 
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Tree man 'may be denied treatment

November 20, 2007 06:14pm

AN Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to the United States to receive treatment, a report said today.

Woody growths entirely cover 32-year-old Dede's hands in long, root-like tendrils that leave him unable to work - except as a member of a travelling freak show. He was in a Discovery Channel documentary this month.

"We're clear about not giving them (US doctors) permission to bring Dede to the US," health ministry spokeswoman Lily Sriwahyuni Sulistiyowati was quoted as saying by Warta Kota daily.

"Moreover, people like Dede, who live in small villages, don't want to be taken away, especially to give blood samples. Normally village people don't easily give foreigners permission to test their blood," she said.

Anthony Gaspari, a dermatologist from the University of Maryland, examined Dede as part of the documentary.

He believes the massive growths are a combination of the human papilloma virus, which causes warts, and a genetic disorder that means his immune system is too weak to fight them off.

Mr Gaspari said he was disappointed by the reported health ministry decision but said it would not stop his initial plan to treat his condition.

Mr Gaspari said he was in negotiations with a US pharmaceutical company to provide Dede with an ongoing supply of vitamin A, which would hopefully boost his immune system and hinder the growth of the warts.

"My initial plan would be to send medication to Indonesia to a local doctor to administer," he said. "If it doesn't work I won't have any choice but to try to get him over here."

Possible alternative treatments, such as chemotherapy, carried higher risks and needed to be closely monitored outside Indonesia, Mr Gaspari said.

Genetic testing would also require fresh blood samples, which meant they would have to be taken in the United States, he added.

"I suppose at a university in Indonesia it's maybe possible to do the testing, I just don't know whether the expertise would be available," he said.

From:  News.Com.AU

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Report: 'Tree Man' May Be Barred From Traveling to U.S. to Receive Treatment For His Bark-Like Warts

An Indonesian villager referred to as "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from traveling to the United States to receive treatment for the debilitating disease, according to a report Tuesday from French news agency AFP.

Woody growths entirely cover the hands of a 32-year-old man who goes by the name Dede and appeared in a Discovery Channel documentary this month. An Indonesian official said the man would not be cleared to travel to the U.S. for treatment.

"We're clear about not giving (U.S. doctors) permission to bring Dede to the U.S.," health ministry spokeswoman Lily Sriwahyuni Sulistiyowati was quoted as saying by Warta Kota daily.

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"Moreover, people like Dede, who live in small villages, don't want to be taken away, especially to give blood samples. Normally village people don't easily give foreigners permission to test their blood," she said.

Anthony Gaspari, a dermatologist from the University of Maryland, examined Dede as part of the Discovery Channel documentary. He called the health ministry's decision to bar Dede from traveling to the U.S. disappointing, but said it would not interfere with treatment of the massive growths believed to be a combination of the human papilloma virus and a genetic disorder.

Gaspari said he is in negotiations with a U.S. pharmaceutical company to provide Dede with an ongoing supply of vitamin A, which may boost his immune system and hinder the growth of the warts.

From:  Fox News

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OfflineMushroomTrip
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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7660370 - 11/20/07 07:22 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

wow


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All this time I've loved you
And never known your face
All this time I've missed you
And searched this human race
Here is true peace
Here my heart knows calm
Safe in your soul
Bathed in your sighs

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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7660638 - 11/20/07 08:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

that is pretty weird...


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"If we could sniff or swallow something that would, for five or six hours each day, abolish our solitude as individuals, atone us with our fellows in a glowing exaltation of affection and make life in all its aspects seem not only worth living, but divinely beautiful and significant, and if this heavenly, world-transfiguring drug were of such a kind that we could wake up next morning with a clear head and an undamaged constitution - then, it seems to me, all our problems (and not merely the one small problem of discovering a novel pleasure) would be wholly solved and earth would become paradise." - Aldous Huxley
:drooling:GIVE ME OPIATES OR GIVE ME DEATH:drooling:


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7660657 - 11/20/07 08:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

wow not trying to sound like a dick...but how does someone with that kind of condition have kids. Would someone be willing to have sex with someone with that condition? I know it sounds fucked up but its true...


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"If we could sniff or swallow something that would, for five or six hours each day, abolish our solitude as individuals, atone us with our fellows in a glowing exaltation of affection and make life in all its aspects seem not only worth living, but divinely beautiful and significant, and if this heavenly, world-transfiguring drug were of such a kind that we could wake up next morning with a clear head and an undamaged constitution - then, it seems to me, all our problems (and not merely the one small problem of discovering a novel pleasure) would be wholly solved and earth would become paradise." - Aldous Huxley
:drooling:GIVE ME OPIATES OR GIVE ME DEATH:drooling:


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: aDoS]
    #7660694 - 11/20/07 09:05 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I don't think that really know about genetics :shrug:


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All this time I've loved you
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All this time I've missed you
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Here is true peace
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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: aDoS]
    #7660762 - 11/20/07 09:28 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

If you read, he was 15 when it started, and it started slow....
His condition prolly~ wasn't that bad when it first developed....
His kids were 16 and 18 (I think)....


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7660766 - 11/20/07 09:30 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

That's the most bizarre thing I've ever seen.


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7661494 - 11/21/07 02:11 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

whoa shit


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is to be like water
For water benefits all things
and goes against none of them
It provides for all people
and even cleanses those places
a man is loath to go
In this way it is just like Tao        ~Daodejing


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7661563 - 11/21/07 03:33 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

holy shit imagine sitting next to that for 20 odd hours,imagine breathing the dust he must shed

the village he lives in depends on his revenue making freakshows than his health....how nice of these people

human role models


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7661781 - 11/21/07 07:31 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Damn.  I can't imagine. 

You're right, other people's misfortunes do help to put things in perspective.  I was bummed out this morning because I can't get off work early tomorrow to watch football.

Imagine that, AND having tree bark hands... :frown:


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7662386 - 11/21/07 11:16 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I remember this.

Why won't they give him permission to come to the us for treatment?? He's not a major health risk. This needs to get publicity. It's not acceptable for people to ignore this.

I hate america. I hate america.I hate america. I hope you burn in hell.


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: a_guy_named_ai]
    #7663175 - 11/21/07 01:58 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

:wtf:


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: MushroomTrip]
    #7663564 - 11/21/07 03:46 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

You think it's outrageous to hate america ?


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: a_guy_named_ai]
    #7663944 - 11/21/07 05:19 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Why is it America's job to heal the fucker?


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7664145 - 11/21/07 06:14 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

That is truly sad to see. Very odd too.


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: Penguarky Tunguin]
    #7664440 - 11/21/07 07:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Penguarky Tunguin said:
Why is it America's job to heal the fucker?




fucker = human?


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: Penguarky Tunguin]
    #7671493 - 11/23/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Penguarky Tunguin said:
Why is it America's job to heal the fucker?




they could always send him some agent oranges for a vitaC boost


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: Justice_Fish]
    #7676339 - 11/24/07 10:38 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Justice_Fish said:
Quote:

Penguarky Tunguin said:
Why is it America's job to heal the fucker?




fucker = human?




Nope, keep trying...


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: Penguarky Tunguin]
    #7678168 - 11/25/07 02:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Is it possible to smoke him?


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: theinneRme]
    #7679437 - 11/25/07 07:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

theinneRme said:
Is it possible to smoke him?




You want to smoke his woody appendages.....?    :crazy:


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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: a_guy_named_ai]
    #7679572 - 11/25/07 07:47 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

jonathan_206 said:
I remember this.

Why won't they give him permission to come to the us for treatment?? He's not a major health risk. This needs to get publicity. It's not acceptable for people to ignore this.

I hate america. I hate america.I hate america. I hope you burn in hell.




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Re: TREE MAN........... [Re: PhanTomCat]
    #7889488 - 01/16/08 06:17 PM (16 years, 16 days ago)

Wednesday Jan/16/2008 8:00pm & 11:00pm
TLC Channel (The Learning Channel)
Show title: "Shocking Stories"

It is supposed to be a full 1 hour show about this Tree-Man....
I just noticed this, and set my DVR to record the 11pm showing....
I am sure that it will be showing again this weekend if you miss it....
Don't know if it is a good show or not, but there it is....


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