World's tallest woman dies
By Barb42
@Barb42 (4214)
United States
August 13, 2008 3:12pm CST
I no longer think of myself as tall at 5' 11". This lady, Sandy Allen of Shelbyville, Indiana, was 7' 7" tall. She only weighed 6.5 lbs when she was born which is average.
But she began to go abnormally almost immediately.
"Her height was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormones uncontrollably, according to the world record book. At the age of 22, she underwent surgery to correct the condition. " http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402741,00.html
She died this morning in a nursing home in Shelbyville, IN at the age of 53.
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3 responses
@TheHawkBat (669)
• United States
13 Aug 08
7' 7"! Wow! That is amazing! I wonder what her life must have been like living like that!
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Don't you know she felt out of place. I know I would have. I actually feel funny around really short people myself. But I got over being shy. I was always taught to stand up straight and be proud of my height, and I have been. My Mother is much shorter than me.
