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Gabriel Gomes is only 12 years old. But, the height of the boy from Brazil, Brazil has reached 2.3 meters.
In order to stop bone growth, Gabriel Gomes called gigantism suffered, had to undergo a risky brain surgery.
Because if left unchecked, unusual growth can interfere with the performance of other organs, until finally lead to death.
Gigantism is a disorder caused by tumors in the piuitari gland, which triggers excessive growth hormone.
Thinking of dead
Gabriel explains how her height affects her physical and emotional condition.
"My body is very disturbing, I want to live a normal life," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail, Thursday (19/10/2017).
"I feel pain, and my legs are very painful, sometimes my back hurts from being bent," he continued.
The boy claimed to want to look like other 12-year-old child. He also found it difficult to find a school that would accept it.
"I wish I could go to school after surgery," he said.
At the age of 10, Gabriel underwent his first surgery and spent a month at the hospital.
Although surgery is quite successful, doctors reach their brain through the nose, but they can not eliminate all the tumors that continue to grow.
"He thinks he will die," said Gabriel's mother, Ricardene.
Gabriel explains how her height affects her physical and emotional condition.
"My body is very disturbing, I want to live a normal life," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail, Thursday (19/10/2017).
"I feel pain, and my legs are very painful, sometimes my back hurts from being bent," he continued.
The boy claimed to want to look like other 12-year-old child. He also found it difficult to find a school that would accept it.
"I wish I could go to school after surgery," he said.
At the age of 10, Gabriel underwent his first surgery and spent a month at the hospital.
Although surgery is quite successful, doctors reach their brain through the nose, but they can not eliminate all the tumors that continue to grow.
"He thinks he will die," said Gabriel's mother, Ricardene.
