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
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Soup for the Fisherman's Soul Jennie Logsdon Martin has a story in here. Her story is as much about living with the Marfan
syndrome as it is about fishing.
Own Your Health
Roanne Weisman and her son have Marfan, and in some sections of the book they share their experiences. Amazon.com
The Truth About Chronic Pain
A whole chapter is about Mathew Rudes' experiences. Mathew was born with severe Marfan symptoms.
This issue marked a severe departure from previous MarfMan episodes. Critics called it "Dark" and "Disturbing" and said "What on earth were they thinking?". Comic book fans rapidly proclaimed it "Worst. MarfMan. Ever.", and one ex-fan summed it up best when he said, in a letter tied to a brick that he threw through the MarfMan office windows shortly after reading this issue, "The outside is a blatant rip-off of 'The Dark Knight Returns', the inside is a blatant rip-off of that scene from Spider-Man where Peter chases down the man who killed Uncle Ben. In short, I've been blatantly ripped off." This issue introduces The Malpractioner, a doctor who misdiagnosed MarfMan's sister's dissecting aneurysm, and sent her home, where she died several hours later. Crushed by grief, MarfMan embarks on a crusade to make the Malpractioner pay for his mistake. Despite the savage reviews and consistent popularity ranking lower than that of Jar-Jar Binks, one question still lingers in the minds of all MarfMan readers: During the final chase sequence, where MarfMan pursues the Malpractioner up the steps of the bell tower, what would MarfMan had done to the Malpractioner if he hadn't run out of breath and given up the chase by the third floor? We will never have that answer. The MarfMan writers wisely decided to return to the original format in the next issue and pretend that this serious wrong turn never happened.
