Posted by continuum wellness on Apr 16 2009
Have you heard about the man who grew a tree, in his lung? This is not a bad comedy joke. A seed got inside his body and sprouted. Yes, a fir tree. Unlike Dede, labeled “the tree man of Java” because of huge wart like growths on his body giving him a tree like appearance [...]
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Posted by continuum wellness on Mar 16 2009
03/16/2009 JAKARTA — An Indonesian man dubbed the “tree man” because of gnarled growths on his body has returned from hospital after six kilograms (13 pounds) of warts were surgically removed from his body, a doctor said on Tuesday. Dede, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, first noticed the warts on his body [...]
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Posted by continuum wellness on Sep 23 2008
The Indonesian villager know as the “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home today after doctors removed six kilograms (which is equal to slightly over 6 pounds) of the growths. Dede, a 37-year-old from rural West Java, was taken home from Bandung city after nine months of operations to remove the [...]
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