We tend to be amazed by the rare conditions that can afflict the human body, but we can say that what some people do to their own bodies can be just as shocking. When the Indian albino father was taken to the hospital he was already so weak, he couldn’t even walk, couldn’t eat or talk which led him to lose 30 kilos in 10 months. The 56-year-old man who was diabetic was in so much pain that he could not sleep anymore. The doctor soon did an x-ray to find out what the problem was and was horrified to see that father-law had 150 needles in his body. The father-in-law had stuck them in his own body and was about to swallow some of them.
His family had not written anything down, and the Babylonian himself did not remember how the needles had ended up inside him. Based on his statements, the doctor assumed that his father-law was probably suffering from a schizophrenic disorder. As most of the needles were embedded in his neck. The doctors had difficulty removing them and finding several needles in vital nerves, arteries and respiratory organs, such as the oesophagus and carotid artery that supply blood to our brain. The doctors refused to admit him as they considered his condition to be very complex. Read the full story here ▶
