Big isn’t always better

Acromegaly is often waved off as ‘gigantism’, but what many fail to see is the layers of pain and suffering that engulf those afflicted by it.

NOBODY called him Little Robert. Sure, he was only eight, but he towered above everyone else at six feet (1.8m). By the time he turned 12, he had already grown a foot taller. At the age of 18, he stood at eight feet, four inches (2.54m) tall and weighed 390 pounds (177kg).