The Man Who Grew Like a Tree — and Faced Life With Unshakable Dignity In Indonesia, Dede Koswara became known to the world as “The Tree Man.” He suffered from a rare genetic disorder called Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis — a condition that caused bark-like growths to cover his skin, especially his hands and feet. What looked like roots and branches were, in truth, layers of hardened tissue his body could no longer stop producing. In 2008, doctors removed more than 6 kilograms of lesions, bringi

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