Saturday, December 18, 2010

Woman With The Giant Legs


Mary Sellers - born February  20,  1975 in Lancashire , United Kingdom .
Mary Sellers , a 34-year-old woman from Lancashire , was diagnosed  with a rare condition involving a progressive abnormal growth of body tissure called Proyeus sydrome in May 2006 . She was said to be born with abnormally large feet and legs , which continue to grow  into hugely oversized legs at an alarming rate , making her normal life nearly impossible . Her legs are observed to be heavier than most women  and wider than the average man's waist .She has a clubfoot which has turned 180 degrees backwards , and her left leg is about 5 inches longer than her right leg .

At  19 , Mandy moved out to live on her own ,she obtain a B.Sc. in  psychology from the University of Central Lancashire  and succeeded in maintaining an independent lifestyle as an adult with no live-in helpers . She gets around using crutches  or a wheelchair , and has a specially modified hand controlled car.

When she was 28 , she suffered a deep vein thrombosis , which left her paralzed from the waist down  for about 6 to 8 weeks . Afterwards she had to learn to walk again . Three years later , she got a blood  infection , her kidneys failed , and she contracted  MRSA.

Ultimately , it is expected that she will  have to have her legs amputated . When the television series  'Extraordinary People" devoted an entire episode to her called "The Woman With Giant Legs" (2008) it paid for her trip to the United States to consult with  "renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr' William Ertl and prosthotic  whizz Kevin Carroll" after examining her , they gave her hope that she would be able to have a less drastic amputation than the one recommended by her doctors which would have  severely curtailed her independence .

Her  left leg had to be amputated in  2010 .

2 comments:

  1. HA..You said her left leg is five inches longer than her left leg.It's okay I corrected it.
    I have seen this lady on TV very sad.

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  2. My son has same condidtion in his left leg. His right leg is normal size for him however his left is triple the size. Why is it sad Genie? Like mandy said she was given this condition for a reason. I believe that if my son didnt have this condition he wouldnt be the child he is today. Mandy you are and insiping woman and I hope my son deals with life like you have. Thank you for looking at the positives - I was a bit wary of watching it last night thought i would be upset. However the show focused on the good in your life living alone, supoortive family, friend/s, driving a car and the fact u have a 'normal' life is all i want for my boy. Thank you

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