It’s Dede: The “Tree Man”

Dede, aka “Tree Man”, is an Indonesian fisherman who has been slowly changing from a human into a tree… or at least that is what it appears.

After cutting his knee as a teenager, Dede began to grow tree like warts that have baffled local doctors and medical experts for over 20 years. .

His condition has become so bad that he can no longer carry out even simple household tasks. He lost his job and his wife left him to raise their two children in poverty.

For a while he worked in a freak show as the “Tree Man” to try to make ends meet.

Although he gets some support from his extended family, he’s the subject of ridicule and abuse in his village.

Yes, I gagged too, don’t feel bad… poor fucker.

Good news though… looks like he’d doing “better”..

 “An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor – and Vitamin A.”

An American doctor has finally determined that the cause of his problem is the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) combined with a genetic condition that impedes his immune system, allowing the warts to grow unchecked.