Tree man 'who grew roots' hopes to marry after 4lb of warts removed


	Tree man 'who grew roots' hopes to marry after 4lb of warts removed

reimers

4-14-2008 5:45 PM

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4-14-2008 8:56 PM

bignosemousie

Wow, he must be so relieved to have some functionality back. I hope he finds love.

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The 'Tree Man of Java' is hoping to get married after doctors performed four major operations to hack away the bark-like tissue sprouting from his hands and feet.
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/11/wtreeman111.xml"><P class="story2">For 20 years Dede Koswara lived covered in warts with huge tree-like growths encasing his limbs.
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/11/wtreeman111.xml"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.telegraph.co.uk/img/87CAC782-47FB-4975-A7F7-DA5DB4FA570C" alt="Tree man Dede recovers in hospital after five operations to remove his root-like warts" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/11/wtreeman111.xml"><P class="story2"><DIV>Today Dede, whose plight <A lang="en.uk" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml">was highlighted on the Telegraph website</A>, can once more use his hands and walk without pain.  
</DIV><BR />He can see the outline of his toes for the first time in over a decade after medics cut more than 4lbs of warty horns from his legs and feet.
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