A Living Giant: The Story of the Boy Who Never Stopped Growing

Chronic Pain

Broc felt growing pains unlike any other human. He described this constant pain, saying, “It kind of feels like a big tennis racket has gone through my back.” Broc was not able to take standard painkillers, though, because he was born with only one kidney and his doctors were concerned that as it was already overworked from the mere size of him, it could not withstand pain meds, too. He needed to do something…

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The More You Know

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