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At nearly seven feet tall and 400 pounds, Tanya Angus is rapidly deteriorating.
"I'm in constant pain," she says. "I'm only 33 years old but I can't walk. It's incredibly difficult."
Ten years ago, Tanya was diagnosed with Acromegaly. It's a rare disease that causes gigantism.
In Tanya's cause, the disease is caused by a tumor pushing on her pituitary gland, causing an overload of growth hormone.
Tanya has gone through three brain surgeries, radiation, and a variety of experimental medications. But, nothing has stopped her growth.
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