£1.2 million for growing tall...!?
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A woman who had an un diagnosed tumour that caused her to grow to 6ft 5ins has been awarded £1.2 million pounds in compensation.
She's not lost her mobility, or her sight or her hearing, or any other of her senses. She's studying for an honours degree so it's probably fair to say she's not lacking in mental capacity either.
However she is "acutely conscious of her size and feels it marks her out as a freak". Her life "has been ruined" apparently. Also finding clothes on the high street is tricky.
Having a girlfriend that is just four inches shorter than her, I do struggle a bit with that.
Not saying she doesn't deserve anything, but £1,200,000-00...??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-1908584...
She's not lost her mobility, or her sight or her hearing, or any other of her senses. She's studying for an honours degree so it's probably fair to say she's not lacking in mental capacity either.
However she is "acutely conscious of her size and feels it marks her out as a freak". Her life "has been ruined" apparently. Also finding clothes on the high street is tricky.
Having a girlfriend that is just four inches shorter than her, I do struggle a bit with that.
Not saying she doesn't deserve anything, but £1,200,000-00...??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-1908584...
Now more people will go undiagnosed because she's taken away valuable resources from the NHS. Sound reasoning.
I have a chronic illness that went undiagnosed for over a year, despite repeated visits to my GP, simply because they are f
king useless. On the other hand the specialist who now looks after me in hospital is fantastic. Despite my initial poor treatment I still don't agree with taking action against the NHS.
I have a chronic illness that went undiagnosed for over a year, despite repeated visits to my GP, simply because they are f
king useless. On the other hand the specialist who now looks after me in hospital is fantastic. Despite my initial poor treatment I still don't agree with taking action against the NHS.Edited by PumpkinSteve on Friday 3rd August 22:31
My cousin is severely Handicapped and will need careers for the rest of his life. It is directly attributable to negligence at his birth. He got nothing to help towards the significant amount his parents have had to pay for an adequate education and care for him to be as independent as possible,
BBC said:
He told the court that Ms Woodward, who weighs in the region of 24 stone (150kg), had missed out on many of the pleasurable activities which many young women enjoy, could not find clothing on the high street and is the subject of cruel comments from strangers.
Ah, so she's a fatty as well.KardioKate said:
My cousin is severely Handicapped and will need careers for the rest of his life. It is directly attributable to negligence at his birth. He got nothing to help towards the significant amount his parents have had to pay for an adequate education and care for him to be as independent as possible,
my cousins son is also severely handicapped due to negligence on behalf of the NHS, but they are looking at a compensation claim reaching very easily into 6 figures. unfortunately, money doesnt really fix ithornetrider said:
BBC said:
He told the court that Ms Woodward, who weighs in the region of 24 stone (150kg), had missed out on many of the pleasurable activities which many young women enjoy, could not find clothing on the high street and is the subject of cruel comments from strangers.
Ah, so she's a fatty as well.I call my wife's cousin "The Giant". She's only 5' 11". Cool story, huh?
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