A 25-year-old man with a medical condition that has caused one of his arms to grow to an alarming size says that he was compelled to migrate after being ‘disowned by his family’. Bablu, moved to Mumbai, in India, after he was ostracized by people in his hometown and even dubbed as a ‘devil’s child’ by his neighbours. He suffers from local gigantism which is a disease that causes excessive growth of body tissue.
Bablu's neighbours would call him a 'devil's child' because of his hand. (Credit: YouTube)
In order to shed light on the daily struggles that Bablu has to go through, a local journalist followed him around the streets of Mumbai as he went about his usual routine. The video reveals how Bablu is unable to carry out even simple tasks like holding a cup of water with his enormous hand, reports Daily Mail.
Bablu is unable to carry out simple tasks because of his medical condition. (Credit: YouTube)
Tragically this has made it extremely difficult for him to find a proper job in the city as people were ‘scared of his hand’. The journalist in the video says that his 20kg hand could be reduced to normal size if he receives proper treatment. Sadly, doctors who examined him declared that it will never be like a ‘normal hand’ as his condition has reached an ‘advanced stage’.
Local gigantism triggers a certain body part to grow excessively – which is usually fingers and toes – but in Bablu’s particular case, his entire limb has become enlarged.
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