Some of you might remember a post I made a while back about a 32 year old guy named DeDe.  He lives in a remote village in Indonesia with his two children who he does his best to take care of.  He is a former fisherman who now suffers from a totally trippy skin condition that makes it look like he is literally turning into a tree.       I know it doesn’t sound possible, but heck yes, it is!!!

He has root like structures growing out of his body - branches that can grow up to 5cm a year and which protrude from his hands and feet, and welts covering his whole body.

The sad thing is that in an attempt to provide for his family, DeDe is now part of a circus show.     He’s in a “Freak Show”…which is just so sad to me. Doctors are totally baffled over this skin condition. I remember when I watched the special on DeDe last November, they mentioned that they thought they might have a cure for the condition. The fact that The Discovery Channel is advertising the special again tells me that he’s probably not cured.