Teen With Rare ‘Gigantism’ Disorder Can’t Stop Growing

While most teenagers wouldn’t mind growing a little bit taller, one 19-year-old from Michigan wishes he would stop towering over everyone he meets.

The world’s tallest man is Sultan Kosen, a Turkish farmer, who clocks in at 8 feet, 2 inches, but if American teen Broc Brown continues to grow at his current alarming rate, he will most certainly surpass that.

At 18, Broc became the tallest known teenager at 7 feet, 8 inches, due to a rare form of gigantism known as Sotos syndrome. Characterized by excessive physical growth during developmental years, Sotos is a rare genetic disorder that neither of his parents have.

“It’s a genetic disorder and there’s nothing that can stop him from growing. I don’t know if he will ever stop,” Broc’s mom Darci says in the following video from Barcroft.

Darci recalls that Broc was around 5 feet, 2 inches when he was just a kindergartner. “When he got into middle school he was around 6 feet tall and by high school he was 7 feet tall,” Darci said. “He could easily grow six inches in a year.”

Besides obvious obstacles due to his massive size, Broc also suffers some health problems that include learning disabilities, complications from being born with one kidney, a curved spine and narrowing of his spinal cord.

Broc says the never-ending pain in his back is hard to deal with. “I just wish the doctors could do something to help my pain,” he told Barcroft.

In the video below, we learn what happens when Broc and his mother travel to see a doctor specializing in Sotos syndrome. When the doctor reveals it’s possible for Broc to have a better life than they ever expected, his response melted our hearts.

“It’s the best thing I could have heard, I’m so happy that I will live for a long time,” he said.

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[Featured Image: Barcroft TV]

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