Seven feet tall at twelve years old |
| Published: December 21, 2007, 9:28 am |
| Tags: 7 foot tall twelve year old, 7foottalltwelveyearold, abnormal growth spurt, abnormalgrowthspurt, brenden adams, brendenadams, chromosomes, inverted chromosome, invertedchromosome, rare growth disorder, raregrowthdisorder |
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Filed under: 10-12 years, Pre-teen, Weird but True, In the NewsFrom the time he was born, Brenden Adams seemed in a hurry to grow up. He had all of his teeth by 4 months and by kindergarten he was as tall as the 4th graders. And he just kept on growing. Doctors discovered Brenden had a rare chromosome disorder that has caused his speedy growth. Now at the age of twelve, he stands 7-feet tall and weighs 220 pounds. Brenden has also developed a heart condition, a bleeding disorder, and tumors have been found on his brain stem and on one leg, as well as dental, skeletal, joint, jaw and mobility complications. "Normally it's the parents who always have to be strong in these situations, but it's Brenden who helps us hold up; it's because of him we're coping," said his mother, Debbie. "He's been the encouragement for our two families in all this." There has never been a diagnosis for the condition as Brenden appears to be the only person documented in the medical world with the [ Full article ] |
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