Strangers help world's tallest man

[babylonsister]

Strangers help world's tallest man
Local organizations and foreigners have given the 8-foot, 5-inch man everything from meals to a giant bicycle.
By OLGA BONDARUK | Associated Press

from the March 28, 2008 edition



Podolyantsi, Ukraine - Leonid Stadnik's phenomenal height has forced him to quit a job he loved and to stoop as he moves around his house.

But Mr. Stadnik, who Guinness World Records says is the world's tallest human, says his condition has also taught him that there are many kindhearted strangers.

Since his recognition by Ukrainian record keepers four years ago, and by Guinness last year, people from all over Ukraine and the world have sent him outsized clothing, provided his home with running water, and presented him with a giant bicycle. This week, he got a new car, courtesy of President Viktor Yushchenko.

"Thanks to good people I have shoes and clothes," said the former veterinarian, who still lives with his mother.

In 2006, Stadnik was officially measured at 8 feet, 5 inches tall, surpassing a 7-foot-9-inch Chinese man to claim the title of the world's tallest person.

more...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0328/p04s01-woeu.html

[applegrove]

1. And he is still growing. Why doesn't someone pay for an operation or

hormones to help him stop growing. That would be first on my agenda if I had the money.

[bean fidhleir]

4. Yes, it's not as though medicine doesn't understand the role of pituitary tumors

Acromegaly/giantism is a killer. How doctors can stand by and let a removeable tumour wreck someone's life is a complete mystery to me.

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2. How come Vince McMahon hasn't signed this guy up yet?

This guy would be a huge attraction in the WWE.

Check out the size of his shoes...




:wow:

More pics here...

http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2007/08/leonid-stadnik-ukrainian-declared.html

[dysfunctional press]

3. he probably has to be very careful about his physical activity...

his ankles and knees could probably be broken fairly easily, for example. and he probably can't jump.

[bean fidhleir]

5. And he's close to the height that killed Robert Wadlow (8'11")

And is already at the weight (440)

Poor soul.