He once begged doctors to remove his own hands—the pain had become that unbearable
Abul Bajandar, known worldwide as Bangladesh’s “Tree Man,” lives with an extremely rare condition called epidermodysplasia verruciformis . This disorder causes thick, bark-like growths to form on the skin, especially on the hands and feet, making them resemble tree branches
Since 2016, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital performed around 25 surgeries, removing kilograms of painful growths . For a brief moment, life seemed normal again—he could use his hands, hold his daughter, and feel hope return
But the disease came back… stronger, longer, and more painful than before
By 2019, the suffering became too much. Abul said he couldn’t sleep and pleaded for his hands to be amputated just to escape the constant pain
Think about that—the pain was so relentless that losing his hands felt like relief
This story goes beyond medicine. It’s about unimaginable suffering, a rare condition with no easy cure, and a life constantly interrupted by pain, surgeries, and uncertainty
Abul Bajandar, known worldwide as Bangladesh’s “Tree Man,” lives with an extremely rare condition called epidermodysplasia verruciformis . This disorder causes thick, bark-like growths to form on the skin, especially on the hands and feet, making them resemble tree branches
Since 2016, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital performed around 25 surgeries, removing kilograms of painful growths . For a brief moment, life seemed normal again—he could use his hands, hold his daughter, and feel hope return
But the disease came back… stronger, longer, and more painful than before
By 2019, the suffering became too much. Abul said he couldn’t sleep and pleaded for his hands to be amputated just to escape the constant pain
Think about that—the pain was so relentless that losing his hands felt like relief
This story goes beyond medicine. It’s about unimaginable suffering, a rare condition with no easy cure, and a life constantly interrupted by pain, surgeries, and uncertainty
He once begged doctors to remove his own hands—the pain had become that unbearable
Abul Bajandar, known worldwide as Bangladesh’s “Tree Man,” lives with an extremely rare condition called epidermodysplasia verruciformis . This disorder causes thick, bark-like growths to form on the skin, especially on the hands and feet, making them resemble tree branches
Since 2016, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital performed around 25 surgeries, removing kilograms of painful growths . For a brief moment, life seemed normal again—he could use his hands, hold his daughter, and feel hope return
But the disease came back… stronger, longer, and more painful than before
By 2019, the suffering became too much. Abul said he couldn’t sleep and pleaded for his hands to be amputated just to escape the constant pain
Think about that—the pain was so relentless that losing his hands felt like relief
This story goes beyond medicine. It’s about unimaginable suffering, a rare condition with no easy cure, and a life constantly interrupted by pain, surgeries, and uncertainty
