7 Foot Tall 12-Year Old - Brenden Adams, pictured below, is a normal 12-year old boy who has grown almost 7 foot tall due to an untreatable genetic condition as seen in this news video clip.
Like almost every kid, 7 foot tall 12-year old Brenden Adams has braces, but most other kids his age don’t have to duck through doorways.
Video of 7-foot tall 12-year old Brenden AdamsÂ
Brenden has grown fast since the day he was born, getting all his teeth at four months and growing almost as tall by age five as his 10-year old brother .
A recent growth spurt added fifteen inches in thirty months, taking him from 5′ 9″ tall all the way up to 6′ 11″ in height.
He finally stopped growing this year, but he’s got other medical conditions, like extremely large joints and his weight hasn’t kept pace with his height.
Doctors can’t figure out what’s causing his extreme growth, so they can’t treat him, and they can’t reassure his family that young Brenden Adams will live a long life.
Brenden takes it all in stride and is looking forward to getting a new bed that he can actually fit into comfortably.
And that’s the latest news on the 7 foot tall 12-year old who’s still growing.
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December 20th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Seems like a very well-mannered young man.
I loved his last line in the interview, “I’m a little better at basketball than the other kids.” Nice…
December 20th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
They did a fundraiser for his family last month. Here’s a quote from the news article:
Doctors concluded after years of testing that Brenden suffers from an extremely rare chromosome disorder, a disorder specialists believe is the only one reported so far in world medical history, according to his mother, Debbie Ezell.
Debbie said it causes Brenden to suffer from extremely large joints, overall body stiffness, severe arthritic pain and very limited mobility. Simple tasks people take for granted Brenden struggles with daily.
He also struggles with a heart condition, dental complications and a bleeding disorder.
Debbie said Brenden, aside from his physical problems, is a normal 12-year-old boy just wanting to do what 12-year-olds want to do, yet he can’t. He wanted to play football with his friends, but, instead, recently served as a student manager for the Morgan Middle School football team.
“The people who know him love and respect him,” Debbie said. “Brenden is an amazing kid. A true blessing. He has a heart of gold. He’s always happy, positive, independent, inspirational and never complains. Everyone can learn something from him.”
December 21st, 2007 at 4:48 am
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:14 am
I love this boy so much! i would totally marry him. I also have a medical condition (not as bad as his) so i know what it feels like to be different.
I respect you so much Brenden : D
August 20th, 2008 at 10:43 am
tha tkid probly will drive the girls wild