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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 05:56 PM
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12-year-old boy nearly 7 feet tall
ELLENSBURG -- Brenden Adams may be the only one in the world with this condition -- that certainly makes him unique -- but to Brenden nothing's different about him at all.

At just 4-months-old Adams had all of his teeth.

"In kindergarten I was as tall as the 4th graders," Adams said, who as the years went on just kept growing and growing.

Within a recent two-and-a-half year period he grew 15 inches. At 5-years-old, he was as tall as his older brother, who was more than twice his age.

The reason why he's getting so much attention is that at nearly 7-feet-tall, Adams is only 12.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/11161021.html
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:16 PM
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1. He should definitely get his pituitary looked at.
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:18 PM
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2. That is what I thought.
It is not a healthy condition. Poor kid.
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:18 PM
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3. Definitely
A doctor should have suggested that long before he reached 7 feet tall.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:23 PM
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4. they said his doctors can't explain the problem
so I'm sure it has been looked at
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:25 PM
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5. Could he have the same condition that the "Alton Giant"
Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) had? He grew to be well over eight feet tall.

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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:26 PM
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6. Holy crow! I go to Ellensburg frequently.
Didn't know they had a 7' tall 12 year old there. It's not the water, that's for sure.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:32 PM
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8. Be careful!
He could probably eat you! Or crush you!:D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:38 PM
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10. I'm headed that way weekend after next.
I think we'll avoid Ellensburg. :scared:
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 02:03 AM
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16. Their slogan is "We're On The Way To Anywhere!"
Because God knows you just want to drive through Ellensburg, not stay there.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:41 PM
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11. next time follow the basketball coaches
once this gets out there will be a trail of them to his door.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:31 PM
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7. We add hormones to the animal feed, and it makes them grow in the places we harvest meat...
So its not a surprise that this happens
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:34 PM
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9. He's totally gonna hit his head on tons of shit.
I'm over a foot shorter than that, and I already do.

:scared:
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 09:50 PM
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12. Video of him here
http://blog.shoutwire.com/2007/11/brenden-adams-boy-who-kept-growing.html
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 10:12 PM
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13. That's one of the most poorly written news stories I've ever read
Brenden Adams is a freak, but he's really just like you and me. Doctors don't know why. The end.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 10:18 PM
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14. He seems a sweet kid
hope everything works out ok.
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Solon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 10:31 PM
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15. The sad part is that he may not live much past 40 years old...
His heart may not be able to take it, and he will be in increased risk of having a host of medical problems later in life.
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