Long, thin fingers typing away Marfan Life | Marfan Blog Long, thin fingers typing away

Symptoms: Tall, thin stature ~ Long fingers ~ Unusually long arms and legs ~ Curvature of the spine
Chest bone that curves inward or outward ~ Flat feet or high arches ~ Nearsightedness
Weakening of the connective tissue, most dangerously of the aorta
Marfan Blog
(news stories, events, newly discovered links)

Monday, July 12, 2004

Miss Ladysmith [from S.Africa] acquitted of culpable homicide

[The Marfan syndrome has been appearing in stories of crime as late.]

"The state did not consider Palvie's confession at the accident site that she drove over her boyfriend, as she was hysterical at the time."

..snip!..

"However, Willemse said that the latter's evidence that he had seen Fouracres running down the road before he spun around and collapsed should not be ignored. "This happened before a car came into the picture," he pointed out.

This evidence could correspond with Van Schalkwyk's theory that Fouracres could have suffered from the rare Marfan disease."




Post a Comment

To see more of the Marfan Life Project Blog posts
click here
If you have dialup, it'll probably take a while to load. But it's worth the wait!

Top | Home

For medical information about the Marfan syndrome that has been approved by the Professional Advisory Board of the National Marfan Foundation, see the NMF website.
Marfan Life Info