Today’s My One Year Anniversary at Healthbolt.
December 10, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Extreme, Greatest Hits, Health, Misc., Oddities, Philosophy, Video
Looking at the calendar this morning, I suddenly realized that it was one year ago today that I started blogging at Healthbolt. Wow, how time flies when you’re having fun. I know it’s a cliche, but it only seems like yesterday.
So in celebration of the day, I thought I’d share some of my favorite posts with you…
Nine Christmas Gifts for the Hypochondriac in Your Life was the second post I wrote for Healthbolt and it was probably the most fun. Exploring all the interesting and fun gifts you could buy for the ‘hypochondriac’ was a blast. After all, how could …read more
‘Tree Man’ Revisited Once More
August 26, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Extreme, Misc.
We’ve provided plenty of coverage of the infamous “Tree Man” here at Healthbolt, and we’re thrilled to bring you all the newest update on Dede.
After a surgery removing 13 (13!) pound of warts from his body (that’s approximately 95% of what he had), Dede is home again with his family in time to celebrate the Islamic fasting month. The removal took 9 operations.
While he is not, nor never will be, 100% cured, Dede’s quality of life has drastically improved. The same hands that were once so gnarled with tree-like growths now allow him to eat by himself, write, and …read more
Medical Abnormalities (and Miracles) Abound!
June 3, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Blogosphere, Extreme, Genetics, Oddities
Just a quick post today, because, after seeing this, there’s not a whole lot to say. Well, I could go on and on, but this is truly one of those cases where pictures really are worth a thousand words…and then some.
ABC News has an amazing slide show of medical abnormalities and medical miracles. We’ve featured a few here at Healthbolt, like Tree Man, the two-faced baby, and the world’s largest and shortest men, but there are many, many more. Warning, though: viewer discretion is definitely advised, especially if you don’t want to get knee-deep in discussions of “why does that …read more
Weird Deformity du Jour: Upside-Down Feet
First there was the Tree Man. There there was the baby with two faces. Now, backwards, upside-down feet? Oh yeah.
Now let’s be clear that we are in no way, no how poking any kind of fun at these poor people. But it’s just amazing to see the different ways the body can betray itself, is it not? Of course it is.
So next up in our Weird Deformity Breakdown is Jingle Luis, a 15-year-old girl from the Philippines who was born with feet clubbed so badly they twist backwards and upside down (see a photo slideshow at MSN.com)
Today, Jingle had surgery …read more
