Siddiqa Parvin (25) is eight feet tall and weighs 160 kg, suffering from abnormal growth and obesity caused by irregular release of the somatotropic hormone from the pituitary gland was admitted to the state-run Balurghat Sadar Hospital on July 2.
Siddiqa Parvin is still increasing in growth and obesity, has been admitted to a government hospital in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district for a hormone-related disease which is causing it and she has to take her to Kolkata for better treatment,” and the attending doctor Sarthak Sensharma told to reporters.
According to her mother Monsura Bibi, Siddiqa Parvin was 7.6 foot tall and weighed 140 kg just three months ago and her daughter had a horrible hunger and consume six kg of rice and vegetables daily, making it very difficult for her father, a daily wage earner, to provide for her food.
Monsura Bibi had to take loans to feed their daughter and also did not know how much her treatment expenditure.
District Magistrate Durgadas Goswami said no assistance has been required by the family from the administration for Siddiqa Parvin’s treatment.
Reading the news today about Siddiqa, as triggered by one of my friends, the “supposed problem” could be converted as an opportunity for this girl who is 8 ft tall and 160 kgs weight!!!! Though the family has not sought for any assistance, I am sure she could enter the Guinness Books of Records, or identified by one of the sponsors of WWF program in international TV channels by getting her suitably trained and/or any such areas where her “build” is put into better use for her own living….
I hope someone right is listening and take this forward, as this would help Siddiqa as well as his family.