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Chinese basketball player Zheng Haixia, 2 meters tall, was selected for the national team at the age of 16, and then opened the "Zheng Haixia era" that shocked the basketball world.
The same female giant, 2 meters 36 tall, 30 centimeters taller than Zheng Haixia, Yao Defen, but can only rely on the circus performance for a living.
As the world's first female giant, she has been working hard all her life to eat enough food, and she can't even buy suitable shoes, why is Xiao Fenzi so miserable?
The reporter read yao Defen's report about her
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Yao Was born in 1973 in a small village in Shucheng County, Anhui Province, to parents who were farmers with their backs to the sky facing the loess soil.
Since Yao Defen was born, he has behaved somewhat differently, and the amount of food that other babies can eat, Yao Defen has to double.
As he grew older, Yao Defen's unusual height was also reflected.
When I was in elementary school, the tallest boys in the class were all shorter than Yao Defen. At the age of 15, Yao Defen's height exceeded 2 meters.
But Yao Defen was not happy at all.
Because of her out-of-place height, Yao Defen has always been ridiculed and rejected by other classmates, and they will call Yao Defen "stupid big" and "hemp pole", and even deliberately push and bully her.
Over time, Yao Defen developed a sense of disgust with school, coupled with the fact that the family itself was not rich, her parents had to agree to let her drop out of school at home.
In 1983, a girl named Zheng Haixia began to make a name for herself in the sports world, she was 2 meters 06 tall, tall and strong, and was a center with strong scoring ability. At the age of 16, Zheng Haixia entered the national team and competed with her teammates to win glory for the country.
Zheng Haixia's success also pointed out a bright path for many tall girls.
Later, Yao Defen also became famous in a small county because of his height. However, the people in the village pointed out this "female giant", causing Yao Defen to become more inferior and sensitive. There were even people who came from afar to "watch" her.
A reporter from a newspaper in Lu'an City learned of the news and came to Yao Defen to do an interview.
It is precisely because of this interview that the "female giant" Yao Defen is famous throughout the province, and she also attracts the attention of the Anhui Provincial Sports Team.
At that time, the Anhui Provincial Sports Team was looking for basketball seedlings in the province, and Yao Defen, who was more than 2 meters tall, was photographed by the coach at a glance.
Looking up at Yao Defen, the coach thought excitedly: Maybe another "Zheng Haixia" is about to walk out of the Anhui Provincial Team!
Yao Defen's whole family was also very excited. At that time, Yao Defen, who dropped out of school at home, could only help her parents do farm work, because her meal was large, and her parents often felt pressure and worried about their daughter's future way out.
Entering the basketball team, not only can you eat without worry, but also play a bright way out, which is an opportunity that Yao Defen can not be sought.
However, just as Yao Defen looked forward to a better future, fate once again played a fatal joke on her.
During Yao Defen's training in the provincial sports team, his physical strength was always unable to keep up. At first, the coach thought she was lacking exercise, so he developed a training plan for her to improve her physical fitness.
But in the course of a training session, Yao Defen suddenly fell and fainted.
After being sent to the hospital for examination, the doctor solemnly told Yao Defen:
"You secrete too much choxin from your pituitary gland and have formed a brain tumor. And your unusual height is precisely because of this. ”
Looking at Yao Defen's confused and frightened eyes, the doctor added:
"Maybe you can better understand this disease as 'gigantism.'"
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Because of the illness, Yao Defen's basketball dream was completely cut off.
She had to quit the basketball team and began a long journey to seek medical treatment.
But Yao Defen's family is poor, and the family's food is a problem, not to mention the operation fee of tens of thousands of yuan.
Looking at the grief-stricken eyes of his parents, Yao Defen comforted:
"I make my own money to cure the disease!"
It just so happened that the owner of a circus learned about Yao Defen and invited her to perform together.
Compared to other physically demanding jobs, circus work is easier for her and earns relatively well. So Yao Defen signed a contract with the circus and began a national tour.
But Yao Defen's performance path is also very bitter.
She suffers from illness herself and often feels tired and has headaches.
Yao Defen has a large amount of rice, and can eat 6 bowls of fried noodles or half a pot of rice at a time. Because she was worried about the strange eyes of others, she had to control the amount of food and often did not have enough to eat.
After insisting on it for 5 years, Yao Defen's health was getting worse and worse. Then the contract expired and she went home.
But after returning home, he faced the problem of sitting on the mountain and eating the air. In desperation, she signed another circus and continued to perform nationwide.
Fortunately, Yao Defen's story began to be known to more and more people. Some media also frequently interviewed Yao Defen for exposure.
In 1999, a brain hospital in Guangzhou learned about Yao Defen's story and expressed its willingness to perform free surgery for Yao Defen.
Yao Defen and his family were very happy.
Under the meticulous care and careful study of the hospital, Yao Defen's surgery was carried out smoothly, and the huge pituitary tumor in her brain was successfully removed.
But unfortunately, because this operation was delayed for too long, Yao Defen after the operation had other symptoms. She was unable to walk like a normal person and had epilepsy.
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After the operation, Yao Defen insisted on working for a while.
Once, a film and television production company found Yao Defen, and they said that Yao Defen's height was suitable for being a "special artist".
The film and television company is ready to sign a contract with Yao Defen for an annual salary of 60,000 yuan, and she only needs to shoot when there is a drama appointment.
Yao Defen was very happy and gladly accepted.
But then I don't know why, the film and television company did not have the following, Yao Defen could not contact them, the signing of the contract was stranded, she still followed the circus around to perform.
In order to improve the excitement of the circus program, the boss asked Yao Defen to learn to sing and host, and she even tried to do massage.
But gradually, Yao Defen felt that her throat was often painful and unbearable, and massage was a very exhausting thing for her.
Coupled with the fact that many viewers always look at her with strange eyes, she has no friends in the circus, and Yao Defen, who is fragile and physically broken, eventually has to go home to recuperate.
Affected by various factors, Yao Defen has never been able to apply for a minimum guarantee after returning home.
After the local civil affairs department learned about her situation, it sent temporary condolence money many times, but it was still unable to fundamentally solve the poverty problem of Yao Defen's family.
In order to make Yao Defen eat better, Yao Defen's mother will also pool money to buy some meat. But I can't afford to buy more, and I only buy two or three two at a time.
Some butchers dislike small business and are very impatient with Yao Defen's mother.
After Yao Defen knew, the sad mother should stop buying meat:
"I'd rather not eat meat than have my mother be blinded."
In addition to not eating enough and not eating well, Yao Defen buying shoes is also a problem.
Yao Defen is tall and his feet are naturally large - 78 yards.
In the past, Yao Defen had a pair of shoes that she bought for more than a thousand yuan when she performed in Zhejiang, and now she is wearing them very worn. But throughout Anhui, there is no store that sells size 78 shoes.
In 2006, the owner of a shoe store in Germany heard Yao Defen's story and was very sympathetic to the female giant.
He personally sent three pairs of special size 78 shoes from far and wide, which solved the problem that Xiao Fenzi had no shoes to wear.
In 2009, Yao Defen accidentally fell while walking, causing traumatic brain injuries and was admitted to the provincial hospital.
After the news came out, many enthusiastic citizens visited her in the hospital, including a special person, who was Zhang Juncai, who was 2.42 meters tall and certified by Guinness World Records as "Asia's first giant".
Zhang Juncai bent down into the ward and gave flowers to Yao Defen.
Seeing the colorful flowers, Yao Defen's face was much better. She kept thanking her on her lips, and said that she would definitely go to Zhang Juncai to play after recovery.
But Yao Defen ultimately did not realize this wish.
After being discharged from the hospital, Yao Defen's physical condition was stable, but her legs and feet were very inconvenient.
Moreover, prolonged malnutrition left her physically weak and weak, and most of the time she could only lie or sit, and walking upright was a difficult thing for her for a year.
On November 14, 2012, most of the villagers in Shitang Village, Shucheng County, were eating breakfast.
Suddenly I heard a noise outside, and when I went out to look, I found that it was Yao Defen's mother, who cried and shouted:
Something happened to the, something went wrong with the.
When the neighbors came to Yao Defen's house, Xiao Fenzi, who was lying on the bed between them, looked sallow and had no breath.
Then the ambulance came to Yao Defen's home, and after checking Yao Defen's situation, the doctor regrettably announced the news of her death. The sad Yao mother cried and fainted on the spot.
A generation of female giants Yao Defen thus ended her tragic life.
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Yao Defen once broke the world record and once became "the world's first living female giant", 10 centimeters taller than Yao Ming.
But Yao Defen has been suffering from illness for decades, and her biggest dream is to be able to eat every day.
It was such a simple wish that was very difficult for her.
If Yao Defen catches up with today's short video era and may become an Internet celebrity, then whether it is eating or treating diseases, it will no longer be a problem.
It's just a pity that Yao Defen has unfortunately passed away, and we can only understand this lifelong bitter female giant from the network information.
I hope that Yao Defen of Heaven is no longer troubled by her height, she can run and jump like others, and she is no longer afraid of the strange eyes of others.