A woman has revealed how her rare skin condition has left her with almost 6,000 tumours all over her body.
Libby Huffer from Fort Wayne in Indiana has suffered from a rare condition called Neurofibromatosis since she was five years old.
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PICS BY LIBBY HUFFER / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED: Libby has more than 6,000 tumours all over her body, they range in size and cause her pain on a daily basis – this is one of the first times she is revealing her troublesome condition – Neurofibromatosis Type 1) – Meet the bumpy lady whose shocking condition leaves woman with nearly 6,000 large tumours all over her entire body. Libby Huffer, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, USA, lived a happy, normal life until her teenage years when hundreds of bumps developed above her skin. At the age of five, she was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1, NF-1, Libbys is one of the most severe forms of the condition that causes stone-like bumps to grow at the nerve endings. After her first outbreak of the non-cancerous tumours Libby was severely bullied with people darting away from her because they thought she was contagious and even called her Lizard-Breath. The cruel comments were so bad that she had to change her name from Elizabeth to Libby, because it was such a painful reminder her of the victimisation she faced growing up. While carrying her daughter, Lindsey, in 1993, her condition worsened when hormones released during pregnancy made her tumours multiply into the thousands. Now the mum has more than 5,500 tumours from her forehead to her feet and suffers daily chronic pain, even a hug can hurt her. – SEE CATERS COPY
The rare skin disease causes non-cancerous lumps and she has already had ten operations.
She lived a normal life until her teens, when hundreds of bumps began rapidly developing all over her skin.
The first outbreak led to her being severely bullied – with people thinking she was contagious and cruelly labelling her ‘Lizard Breath’.
Libby has started raising money for pioneering electrodessication surgery that will use an electric current to kill the neurofibroma tissue in her body.
The five-hour session costs almost £17,500 and could allow her a pain-free life without the stares and taunts from people for the first time in three decades.
She added: ‘My life would change so much if I had the surgery. I’m not contagious, I’m a human being too, all I want is to be adored and cared for like anyone else.’
