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“Lui Hua suffers from a rare condition known as macrodactyly. When he was hospitalized in Shanghai on July 2007, his left thumb measured 10.2 inches and his index finger measured close to 12. On July 20 surgeons undertook a seven-hour operation to reduce the size of Liu’s fingers and thumb. Doctors removed 11 pounds of flesh and bone in the procedure. A second surgery is scheduled to take place. Enlarged limbs can be caused by a number of medical conditions. Lymphedema is perhaps the most common cause and results in some extraordinarily enlarged limbs. ”

Taken from this interesting list of  unfortunate deformities.

Limbless, not helpless.

Limbless, not helpless.

Aloisia Wagner, better known with the stage name of Violetta, was born without legs or arms with a condition known as tetra-amelia syndrome. Though her earlier years are a mystery, it is known that in April 1924, Violetta immigrated to New York  from Bremen-Hemelingen, Germany, with her … Continue reading

Bewitching.

Today I walked past a group of rather young children, they asked me if I was a ‘real life witch’- I just smiled, but as I hurried off, a ridiculous amount of glitter fell out of my bag and trailed behind me, causing all the kids to yell in shock.

I turned around to see what the fuss was about, and winked at the youngest girl.

Terrified, She burst into tears.