There will be a story on the Discovery Channel TONIGHT at 9:00PM that I, for one, will be watching. This is some freaky-deaky stuff! ![]()
An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A.
Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when warty “roots” began growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage accident.
The welts spread across his body unchecked and soon he was left unable to carry out everyday household tasks.
Sacked from his job and deserted by his wife, Dede has been raising his two children - now in their late teens - in poverty, resigned to the fact that local doctors had no cure for his condition.
To make ends meet he even joined a local “freak show”, parading in front of a paying audience alongside victims of other peculiar diseases.
If you want to read the entire story…and watch some video of this, HERE is the original site.
Here’s a picture of the “roots”
…and as you can see, his arms look like tree limbs.











Stumble It!
That looks 100% fake.
That’s what happen when you bite you nails, lol
Never mind, is true.
Yeah, it’s true…and truly gross!
so how does he get his cloths off and on with those growths? do they get sewn on him?
I am truly sorry for this man, I wish to follow up on his progress and if this is a true story then I will be praying for him. I saw this for the first time on Sunday and I cried,wish their would be a fund set up to assist with his treatment and care, sickness is no respecter of persons, but for the grace of God it could be me.
Brian - That’s an excellent question! How the heck?!
D - This is a true story. I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s most certainly true….so please do pray for him.
this is so sad i feel so bad for him i wonder if it hurts him or does he have skin under the bark but how can u get cuts and then turn into a tree?