Modern Day Elephant Man - thehumanmarvels.com

[lalunelanuit]

This guy is great!

[Sevensixseven78]

Sucks ass. You can tell he would be a good looking guy other wise. Yet he still looks fine though. Good for him and us that he is doing something positive by talking to kids. Kids are assholes and it takes someone special to get their attention.

[goddessnoire]

looks like his mom

[SuperTestfreak]

this poor guy looks like brad pitt next to the real elephant man

[collegeme2006]

What's his name??

[ARayaOfSunshine]

Major props to this guy. What a great outlook he has. I hope he's doing okay.

[Aarensmom]

he is very handsome & a brave man.

[IronDeth95]

Is he still alive?

[SackFulloApplez1993]

It's not anything too drastic. If I'd see him I'd think that he got fucked up in a fight or something along those lines.

[EmixEmergency]

is this guy still alive?

[SuperFuque]

There may be some invisible man in the sky making all of this happen.... OR it could be.. I dunno... A FUCKING MUTATION. You know, the explanation that can be proven? So take your god and shove him up your ignorant ass!

[margietyrrell]

He's inspiring.

[dopetoker1990]

dont start with ur religous bullshit this is the reason GOD IS A PEICE OF SHIT

[scarred10]

@dopetoker1990 god isnt a piece of shit,you idiot,there never was any god or gods,its nobodies fault for things like this ,it happens in nature all the time,mutations are quite common.Theres no need for a god in the explanation.

[dopetoker1990]

@scarred10 i just said to piss the religous people off im actually a nihilist

[Zeanu]

Keep moving onward, man.

[opera2545]

God bless him.

[nigen]

the guy is a bad ass

[DrOprahVonPenishat]

@nigen A bad head too.

[dillionvanpatten]

I knew Eddie personally its not fake hes an amazing guy he works and everything

[dillionvanpatten]

I knew Eddie personally its not fake

[cecorra]

Eddie you are amazing. Keep teaching and keep learning. Life is really day to day for all of us and you are one of the few that understands that. Thank-you for sharing your story!!

[tristanv1]

God bless Eddie  where ever he goes.

[KelceiVibez]

This guy seems like he has an amazing personality. <3

[lilsicilyn]

wow what an inspiring story. It takes a lot of courage to go visit the schools to education people on his condition.

[YBtrickz]

Poor guy, it's really sad to think that he goes through such pain and it will ultimately end in his death

[K1ngSarOs]

he is a nice guy :D

[nightstash1]

She people this is why we need research into robot bodies.

[Tjay1r]

lol im the 444,444th viewer.

[MrsJosephMerrick]

A very brave and lovely man

[mrkhoros]

hes my hero :(

[kellykinsellives]

This guy is a class act

[LilWolfDeafEars]

Damn ... I'll be praying for you and family ..... thanks for posting ...

[GenyaArikado]

This is fake

[Awtted]

@GenyaArikado what the hell is the matter with you? how is this fake? I assure you this is the real thing. i have neurofibromatosis and it sucks. ignorant fucks like you need to be locked up in an underground room for common sense reeducation. fuck you very much!

[GenyaArikado]

@Awtted I know this is not fake, my friend wrote "This is fake" on my account. Don't take it seriously.

[bibi5027]

@GenyaArikado you are,this is real

[ZacharyAJackson]

interesting...I would want to walk in his shoes for 100 miles.

[munciesORIGINAL]

he is so beautiful

[DasTuppen]

eddie you look just fine i mean that. i am sorry you suffer cause of this you do not deserve it.

[getlikemc]

i wouldnt be suprised if there was incest in that family. . .

[ty1977]

throw momma of the train

[ThorgrimShoggoth]

Keep going Eddie,your a great inspiration to us all,I wish you the best!!!

[R3dN3cK810]

no sense of taste and smell? I guess that could be good and bad

[munciesORIGINAL]

handsome man <3

[MrArchangelfilms1]

this guy could be a rockstar!

[angelasealy1]

What an inspiration you are! God Bless You.

[fenriz218]

I could see him in a remake of The Mask ... in the end, if you look for a few seconds longer than you would usually do, the character comes through in the features.

He definitly looks weird - but I wouldn't call it ugly. On the other hand: I've seen my share of degenerates who would be considered looking normal - again, looking at their faces a little longer, these ppl looked really monstrous.

[lago4]

I bet he looks normal when he looks into a funhouse mirror

[MegaMrxy]

@lago4 that's no funny

[pwn2222]

@lago4 ur a fucking asshole a-s-s-hole go fuking get a life u fucking inconsiderate bastard

[Paitsch]

He seems like a nice guy.

[localibran]

Well at least he can lay down on his back for sleep like the average person can VERY unlike Joseph Merrick's case. If he layed down for sleep he would die (which is of course happened that caused his death anyways since he did it on purpose), so he had to for his whole life sleep upright on his knees since his head's weight would break his neck and/or suffocate him laying down.

[amazingdany]

Very interesting disease.

[snicky58]

What an inspiring person.

[TalkieTheToaster]

its amazing how much people take for granted. like simple good health.

[godboy114]

this guy is bad ass.

[godboy114]

@kysfifriend THANKS!

[iEATkids44]

Tears :(

[Bejacus]

and there are some people that thinks they have a hard life....

[MrAmericanAce]

This guy is awesome.

[brightbite]

I don't think he looks that bad, personally.

[tybenjoe12]

It makes me sick when i hear normal people bitching about wrinkles and things like that, when people like this man who wish they could be normal, have to suffer. botox shooters should be damn glad they were born normal and healthy.

[SnApnea]

Normal is normal.

[t0v3]

@tybenjoe12 I agree. I'm sick and tired of shallow young bitches crying over a pimple or worrying about their hair. They need a reality check and to understand that there's more to life than looking like those air brushed bitches in beauty magazines.

[Awtted]

@tybenjoe12 i know, people are all like oh boo hoo i have dark circles under my eyes or boo hoo i have stretch marks. try having bumps and spots all over your body.

[guitarfan1979]

@tybenjoe12 since when botox shooters are normal

[MrBrownsugar85]

@guitarfan1979 he means shooters that are abusing their bodies for nothing more than to get rid of a few wrinkles.

[hairyfatslobpig]

Keep strong, i know your courage has helped others.

[ch3rryxx]

wow, what a courageous man.

[larj97]

This man thinks like you and I, has a heart like you and I. Stop making him feel he is different. Let's figure out how to cure this desease.

[LatestUFOSightings]

No offence but if you know you have genetical disease like this would it really be smart to procreate and destiny your children to this horrible life?

[LatestUFOSightings]

@eddynewton1969 Right, speak with your emotions not your reason. A typical amerikkkan!

[yellowtelaviv]

why the fuck you call him elephent man? calling jhon marrick an elephent man was stupid. so calling this man? what elephent do you see here? actually. he dosent look that bad. ive seen much worse cases. his face is distorted in his left side but other then that i dont see anything that justify this stupid name.

[abdullaharshad]

A very brave man. Salute

[yellowtelaviv]

i cant believe that after 130 years doctors still dont know how to cure this thing.

[stonerj0e]

if medicine wasnt based on money, im sure the problem would be solved a long time ago !

[eddynewton1969]

how about this one, for over thousands & thousands years, there is still no cure for the cold!!!

[jamesgarvey12345]

there are like 100 forms of the common cold, so there's no cure for all of them,and they become resistant to antibiotics anyway

[aintnohollabackgrrl]

No, they don't become resistant to antibiotics anyway. The cold is caused by a virus, not bacteria.

[Blackjesus3]

poor guy its sad when stupid ppl make fun of u for being different

[Salgernal2]

It should be illegal for people with these medical problems to have kids. Its very selfish.

[jamescrowther1234]

poor kid imagine life like his bless him

[danell12345]

Hes related to John Merrick??

[laurenxlabyrinth]

idiot!

[Atreyufolife]

i feel we all hav different opinions and shouldnt be judged because what we believe

[superrainbowmew]

this makes me itchy,,

[TheMightykaz]

Poor guy.

[Martano666]

There are COUNTLESS possibilities for what caused/created our existence, but apparently I am a fucktard if I don't narrow down the possibilties and agree that the ONLY possibly answer to creation is god. When innoccent people are born with horrific diseases like this, I am CERTAIN that a peaceful, loving, all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing god...DID NOT create us. So please, explain to me again why you call me a fucktard for that opinion?

[csalix21]

There is one truth. Email Eddy. If you want I will give you his email address. He will answer you gladly. Ask him if he thinks God created him. I beg you, please do, it will change your life.

And message me. if you want an answer to the question "Why is there suffering if there is a God" as you described him. It is a fair question, never be afraid to ask it. Don't let people call you names cause of it. It means that they don't know the answer themselves. it reflects their ignorance, not yours.

[Martano666]

Well to be honest with you, I don't always know that questioning someone in his situation about his beliefs is a good idea. I generaly question the rude people, or else people that love to debate/or explain their position. But, some people are fragile as well, and if they actually have no real purpose for existing, convincing them that god is not real can be devestating. I would hate to cause someone depression by casting doubt on their divine belief in themselves. Even if they are wrong.

[Martano666]

You see, I can be pretty aggressive in presenting my points/reasons for having no particular beliefs on what our cause for existence really is. I also know that I have made many people question their own beliefs after debating with them on the issues of god/religion. I think that is always a good thing, but I know certain people can't handle it, and actually prefer the false beliefs as comfort. It also makes death seem less scary which is the main reason religion works a control device.

[765lbsquat]

most neurofibromas are pretty small and slow growing

[delilahrock10777]

correction, IF the parenthas NF there is a 50/50 chance it will be passed on to the child and in other cases NF just happens, like with me, out of my ENTIRE family i am the first to have NF

[delilahrock10777]

dont forget that elephant mans diesease and neurofibromatosis are two COMPLETLY DIFFERENT DISORDERS!

[naserian100]

Eddy Keep going i wish you all the best !

[camvvti]

this guy actually shops at my work, i was suprised haha

[RunnerofJoe]

You see.....As long as you can move, you could simply become some sort of twisted serial killer.

[bigfatcatandcow]

i cannot imagine what it would be like to have to live a such harsh life. i feel ashamed everytime i come across stories like his for complaining about my 'normal' life.

I think, and i hope this isn't offensive, that for his pain, and of course for his pleasure, medical marijuana could help. hmm or maybe not. maybe he wouldn't want to waste his precious time..being nonproductive.

but for his pain.. he must be able to do something about that...!

[jeddfttpain]

LMFAOOOO

[AshleyAEdmondson]

awe hes a sweetheart. God bless him

[Martano666]

I certainly wouldn't say God Blessed him. This is one of the many reasons why I DON'T believe in God. Only something EVIL would create someone with these genetic problems.

[chrissjg]

god did not create the world he created a perfect race of angels or aliens and the laws of science he did not just randomly put together 9 billion people u fucktard idiot

[Martano666]

Oh, ok. Sorry, I didn't know that. Thank you for telling me the truth of what REALLY happened. Only....how is it that you know this is true?

[chrissjg]

how do you know that he actually cared enough to put together every organism in the universe how do you know im wrong

[Martano666]

I DON'T know that you are wrong. I don't know the answers, but atleast I can admit that I have NO idea how we came to exist, instead of claiming to have the answers like you do. Oh, and then call me a fucktard. I simply stated the reason for which I am not convinced that a god is responsible for our existence. Apparently that makes me a fucktard in your eyes. You see, if YOU don't believe that we were created by leprachauns, does that make you a fucktard? no, it does not.

[bigwhiteballs27]

@AshleyAEdmondson he didn't haha

[Starsky5000]

Poor Guy. I feel so bad for him. But he must be a strong person to deal with something like this.

[TuRdSandwitch18]

he looks nowhere near as unique as the original man

[zguy876]

u kant really even tell that much

[eroincubus]

this guy isnt really that deformed, and i mean no offense at all

I hope he lives a succesful and great, happy, jovial life, because he deserves it.

[kanchelskis144]

It's just not fair that he has to deal with that problem all his life. The same goes for everyone else with some sort of defect and people born into poverty and other horrific things. I don't want to start a religion row, but things like this are why I don't believe there is a god. Clearly everyone was not born equal. Credit to him for not getting down about his problems. He's an example to everyone and a credit to the human race.

[CarebearSylvie]

kanch- heres my take on what you say. you said 'clearly everyone was not born equal.' just because he was born like that, doesnt mean that he is more or less equal to anyone else. equality has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with what one looks like. just because he had that defect does not EVER mean that he is lesser to anyone else. plus, i dont think these things are legitimate reasons to not believe in god, though i myself am atheist. otherwise, i totally agree with you..

[Badergader]

This family needs to STOP BREEDING

[bboy9955]

ya i agree.

if they inbread i bet they can get really fucked up!!!!

[1337sarcophagus]

Lol I agree

[UrsTruely100]

He is a truely beautiful person who I take my hat off to.

[decoCKY]

i have this

only a very very very mild case of it though

so mild that its not visible on the facial area

only my torso and legs.

but it isn't easy to live with

it does give you very low self esteem

and its hard to tell people about it.

this guy is a real hero to me

[duhnel33]

Eddie! Keep strong! Your drive for life is inspiring.

[bonnevillexx]

it must suck balls to eat like that

[mariuspunk]

You are very brave Eddy! People like you are so beautiful!!

[SurpentineSacrifice]

when i was young i wanted to be a doctor, but watching a man get a tracheotomy on ER sort of killed it for me, seeing things like this though, it makes me really want to be able to help people with problems like this, ive been deciding what i want to do with my life, and ive made a decision, i want to help people, i'm going to be a doctor

[08CJ09]

poor guy

[carlprov]

this guy lives his life to the fullest that's just so good

[ShinyHappyPurple]

I look at him and see a beautiful person. I don't see the deformities.

[CHEESEBUNSEEDS]

why is there a video on a normal guy ?

[NHLinden]

does everybody have benign tumors in there face

[cdhester2]

Neurofibromatosis IS NOT ELEPHANT MAN'S disease. NOT THE SAME AS WHAT JOHN MERRICK HAD. Stop this misinformation.

[JTithonus]

Please read the description.

[Guyverman01]

@JTithonus They say he had a combanation of Neurofibromitosis and proteus syndrome.

[ShinyHappyPurple]

It's Joseph Merrick, not John

[Tributor123]

@cdhester2: His name was Joseph Merrick. And that is correct.

[psychodamned]

@cdhester2 I believe that Joseph Merrick had both Neurofibromatosis and Proteus syndrome ?

[thrashmetalassault07]

@cdhester2 It's fucking Joseph, JOSEPH Merrick. Not John.

[cdhester2]

@cdhester2 John, Joseph - who cares! It is NOT the same. Neurofibromatosis is NOT Elephant Man's disease.

[YHWHICHTHYS]

@cdhester2 you are right. Neurofibromatosis was not The elephant's Man disease. It was the Proteus syndrom, wich is much more rare and even worse. Just 100 cases in the whole world are recorded in over 30 years. But at the end, the courage of this deformed ill men, remind us how precious and beutiful life can be, if we wanted. A slap in the face for every healthy and "normal" people who complain of much more litle problems than this ones. All the courage and positivity lie on the faith to God.

[F5Twister2003]

i think the docters did a pretty good job on him hope he makes it

[SuperLuigiBros]

looks normal to me...

[joop1977]

Some people commit suicide over losing there job,wife etc.This guy is a true strength of character,amazing guy.

[Kenn1965]

Looking at this puts your own problems into great perspective by comparison. I admire his courage and strength of character.

[jfh06d]

damn right. Everyone needs to a video that evokes a message as powerful as this.

[KilgoreWoodsCinema]

he doesnt look too bad

kinda funky, but not bad

[heimegut]

jesus fucking christ... i feel soooo sad for him.

[twincesticide]

nevertheless i find him good looking

[bcoy1para]

hi looks arnt to bad, joesph merrick was hugley deformed!!

[mastercrap]

he doesnt look that bad actually. Only if you notice closely you will see that he's deformed other than that hes quite okay looking actually

[AstralDragoon]

Some of the effects on his face may be due to brain damage. If I'm not mistaken, stroke victims suffer loss of muscle tone and sensory function on the same side of their face as the hemisphere of the brain where the stroke occurred. Cranial nerve damage from the tumor's pressure may be what's causing the drooping of tissue and lack of response from his mouth/eye on the right side of his head.

[dinogodzilla]

i will pray for Eddie

[terminegger]

Like that's going to help.

[tannerbanner02]

What a brave man. I'll pray for him :]

[soraofthemist]

Joseph Merrick was a very very smart peson you know. wile he was in a hospital he buila a building out of matches or atleast something to that extent.

[starwitness01]

Clip made me sad but then you made me laugh! :)

[Tanikaze2]

He actually wasn't TOO deformed looking on the left side of his face.

[RICHDRBIETS]

I'm hoping the best for you, Keep ur head up. U maybe look strange from the outside. But im sure ur beautiful from the inside

[JohnOnCloudNI9E]

damn his moms is uglier than him!

[celtic666666]

that is sad i'll be praying for you man

[P4brains]

omg he is so brave i wish i could be more like him.

[romanblood]

God bless this man, he is a very much awesome guy. I hope only the best (and pray) for him.

[JohnnyCash08]

What a brave man.

[tuknchuk]

Eddie Newton... You are Spirit... Beautiful, Whole and Innocent. I love you and I wish you peace. We are one... Strength and Honor, my brother !!!

[stonecork]

It just goes to show how beautiful people can be on the inside.

[MAJProductionz]

Wow. Poor guy. Good luck man how you can fix those tumors

[adgerggg]

thats sad

[omid11]

Poor guy. He probably smokes ganja to help reduce the pain.

[LivingInArt]

i hope he is still doing well *knocks on wood*

he's actually quite attractive! and he sees like a really nice person. i feel sorry that he had to endure that, especially the pain he was talking about.

its great that he's using his appearance to educate kids! GO EDDIE GO!

[quotefork]

I agree, he's actually quite handsome.

He's got a lot of character.

[tenstripjustice]

rocky dennis makes this guy look like a bitch...stop that fuckin complaining and man-up...

[lilkiller89]

Holy Shit!!!! Rockys Cousin!!!!!