An Indonesian fisherman who is “half man half tree” has been finally offered new hope of recovery by an American doctor – and Vitamin A. 32-year-old dede , who lives in a remote village  in Indonesia with his two children, feared that he would be killed  by the tree like growths that cover his body.  Known locally as ‘Tree Man’ his condition has baffled local doctors for 20 years.

He has root like structures growing out of his body – branches that grow up to 5cm a year and which protrude from his hands and feet, and welts covering his whole body. In an attempt to earn a living to support his family , he is part of a circus troupe , displaying his Tree Man limbs along with other afflicted skin deformities in ‘ freak shows.‘

The former fisherman was the subject of a documentary “Half Man Half Tree,” part of the “My Shocking Story” series on discovery channel TV.  Dede’s story began when wart-like “roots” started growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage accident. The medical world was completely baffled. The old former fisherman is not the only one…