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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 08:52 PM Aug 2012

[She] began to worry when her face and head got larger. Her bosses also noticed -- and fired her...



http://gma.yahoo.com/tanya-angus-hope-growing-battle-against-gigantism-203614258--abc-news-health.html

"She was perfectly normal, but by age 22 she had grown three inches," said her mother. "Nobody knew what was going on."
Angus, who lived in Michigan and was a supervisor at a Walmart, began to worry when even her face and head got larger. Her bosses also noticed -- and fired her. And her boyfriend left when his parents began to ask, "Is she a man?'"


Tough situation all around, I hope she can get some help!
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[She] began to worry when her face and head got larger. Her bosses also noticed -- and fired her... (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 OP
Your subject line alone will give me nightmares! randome Aug 2012 #1
Another reason not to shop at Walmart. they are horrible to their Heather MC Aug 2012 #2
Sounds like acromegaly - she probably has a pituitary tumor jerseygal Aug 2012 #3

jerseygal

(67 posts)
3. Sounds like acromegaly - she probably has a pituitary tumor
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 09:20 PM
Aug 2012

and now probably doesn't have health insurance.

At least she won't get caught with the pre-existing condition thing if she can afford to COBRA or buy insurance.

Thank you President Obama for getting rid of the pre-existing condition clause.

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