The Biggest Human I've Ever Seen!!!!

Sun Ming Ming, a 7'9 Chinese basketball player. He isn't skin and bones either, he tips the scales at about 370.

He is slow and isn't much of a basketball factor but with more experience I think he could be a force.

We lost to the Legend tonight but it was a close game and we are still the league leaders!

Did I mention 7'9!?!?!?!

He has to duck under nearly every doorway. There are few chairs that are big enough for him. The poor guy looked like he was in pain when he ran. Apparently he comes from a very poor part of China and his parents couldn't afford shoes big enough for him so he had to wear shoes two sizes too small and it has hurt the growth of his feet.

7'9.....

Well now for the rest of the story as Paul Harvey would say.

He had a tumor on his pituitary gland that caused a over production of the growth hormone. At only 22 he would have died from the tumor. He took out a loan and that wasn't enough but a kindly doctor worked out a payment plan with him that he is still paying on.

How does a 22 year old deal with the constant barrage of stares he receives on a daily basis?
I would say from seeing him for myself, with grace, class, and a smile.

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And if you happen to have a extra buck you can throw it his way.