The Tree Man
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
That picture can be quite a shock to anyone just like what I felt when I first saw this guy at TLC’s “My Shocking Story.” It’s just amazing how someone can live like that and I bet it’s not an easy life not being able to use his hands. I feel so sorry for him being treated like a freak when you know he is just human just like anybody else. Just so unfortunate to have that disease. What worries this guy most is not his condition, it’s about his kids and he was hoping they won’t get it too! Fortunately, the doctor found out it’s something that he won’t pass on to his kids. He got some deficiency in his immune system that doesn’t fight back against this Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) - a fairly common infection that usually causes small warts to develop on sufferers. Thank God for someone like Dr. Gaspari who is dedicated to help this man. He is working on treating him and hoping to reduce the size of the warts so he could live a normal life.

