“Defying the Odds: Meet the Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ Fighting a Rare Condition with Unbreakable Spirit 🌳💪”

A Bangladeshi man who has been suffering for years from a rare skin disease is set to recieve specialist treatment.

Abul Bajandar, 25, from Khulna in the south west of the country, suffers from Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, a skin condition causing extreme growths. The growths caused by the disease have been likened to that of tree bark and roots.

Mr Bajandar was forced to quit his job as a rickshaw driver after the growths became problematic.

“Initially, I thought that they’re harmless,” said Mr Bajandar to AFP news agency. “But slowly I lost all my ability to work. There are now dozens of two-to-three-inch roots in both my hands. And there are some small ones in my legs.”

Mr Bajandar was admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital earlier this week, reported the Daily Star Bangladesh. A team of doctors from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, led by director Dr Samanta Lal Sen, examined him.

Dr Lal Sen said to The Independent: “We have decided to have some investigations including biopsy. After that we will improve his general condition and then slowly we we will go for series of surgical procedures. It will take few weeks to prepare him. All the treatment will be in our unit.”

Dr Lal Sen added that the treatment would be undertaken at the expense of the government.

Mr Bajandar was previously being treated in the burns unit of Gazi Medical College Hospital in Khulna.

The removal of the growths restored the man‘s independence and the opportunity to live a normal life. He stopped living as a recluse and was able to play with his children and do household chores. It is known that the doctors did not heed Abul‘s requests and did not amputate his hands – instead, they continued to perform supportive surgeries, during which new hard growths were removed. Fabula‘s rare disease attracted the attention of the whole world to him, but even this did not help to cure him. Living with rare and incurable diseases is not easy – our heroines told us about their experiences, who steadfastly accept the hardships of life that have fallen on them, and continue to fight no matter what. We think that their impressive stories will inspire you to achieve things and help you believe in yourself.