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MrCleveland · 08-13-2008, 10:08 PM

Sandy Allen who was 7' 7" has passed on at the age of 53.

She was recorded in the Guiness Book of World Records.

Stormtracker TF · 08-13-2008, 10:42 PM

Wow. Still young.

Adamantium · 08-13-2008, 11:26 PM

I had the pleasure of meeting her back in (I'm thinking) 1995 at the Guiness Book of World Records Museum in Tennessee. She was very nice and I'm sorry to hear of her passing. And so young. I wasn't aware that she was only 53.

May she rest in peace.

Courtnee · 08-14-2008, 12:13 AM

Do you think she has to have a special coffin? Assuming she's being buried.

LuLu Rogers · 08-14-2008, 12:24 AM

She seemed like such a sweet lady, really fun to be around. RIP Sandy

treky · 08-14-2008, 02:34 AM

I saw her once, on a special on TLC about 10 or 11 years ago. Like Lauren said, she seemed really nice.

Chocoholic · 08-14-2008, 10:04 AM

How sad. I remember reading about her somewhere.

TripperFan · 08-24-2008, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adamantium

I had the pleasure of meeting her back in (I'm thinking) 1995 at the Guiness Book of World Records Museum in Tennessee. She was very nice and I'm sorry to hear of her passing. And so young. I wasn't aware that she was only 53.

May she rest in peace.

She always sort of reminded me of Julia Child too.

RIP Sandy.

Schmoopie · 08-24-2008, 06:11 AM

My husband said that sometimes these people who are unusually tall don't live as long as others because their height is sometimes caused by a health problem. That's sad. I had never seen a picture of her, so thanks for posting it. She did look like Julia Child and at first glance she looked a little like Lucille Ball too.

Andrea

TripperFan · 08-24-2008, 11:27 AM

Your husband is right. These were caused by a tumour on the pituatory (sorry for the bad spelling) gland. It's rare now to see anyone with this condition (only usually in third world countries now) because they're able to do surgery to remove the tumours.

I did see a Medical Mysteries show just last Thursday though and there's a 12 yr old in the States right now who is over 7 feet tall but his condition is caused by something else (as a matter of fact, they feel he's the only one in the world with this condition) and they're giving him testosterone to stop his growth.

Furienna · 08-25-2008, 06:22 PM

Yeah, I read about her. RIP

Wreckless · 08-25-2008, 06:29 PM

Damn, R.I.P.

08-13-2008, 10:08 PM	#1
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08-14-2008, 12:13 AM	#4
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08-13-2008, 11:26 PM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	I had the pleasure of meeting her back in (I'm thinking) 1995 at the Guiness Book of World Records Museum in Tennessee. She was very nice and I'm sorry to hear of her passing. And so young. I wasn't aware that she was only 53. May she rest in peace.

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08-24-2008, 06:11 AM	#9
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08-24-2008, 11:27 AM	#10
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	Your husband is right. These were caused by a tumour on the pituatory (sorry for the bad spelling) gland. It's rare now to see anyone with this condition (only usually in third world countries now) because they're able to do surgery to remove the tumours. I did see a Medical Mysteries show just last Thursday though and there's a 12 yr old in the States right now who is over 7 feet tall but his condition is caused by something else (as a matter of fact, they feel he's the only one in the world with this condition) and they're giving him testosterone to stop his growth.

08-25-2008, 06:22 PM	#11
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08-25-2008, 06:29 PM	#12
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