Man who hid for 45 years suffering rare 'bubble-like tumour' skin condition comes out of hiding

A man whose disfigurement made him a recluse for 45 years has emerged publicly to show the world his 'bubble-like tumour' skin condition. Neurofibromatosis sufferer Shiti Charoenrattanaprapa has been shunned by all around him since he was diagnosed aged 15 - including most of his own family. The disease has caused huge bubble-like tumours to form all over his face and body. But he has been tempted out of hiding to pay respects to his country's late king , Thai monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej. Originally a native of the Thai capital of Bangkok, Mr Charoenrattanaprapa, 60, said he was never accepted by the local community and was driven away from the metropolis. This forced him to cross the country’s south-western border into Myanmar, then still called Burma. He lived there until being arrested as an illegal immigrant and deported back to Thailand last year

Having never held a job in his life because of what the crippling disease has done to his appearance, and with no family members to fall back on, Mr Charoenrattanaprapa was found living alone in a hut by members of the Red Cross in South Thailand Yala Province. He has been receiving food and other daily provisions from hospital volunteers, who visit him in his hut.
But Mr Charoenrattanaprapa now wants to return to his native city to pay his respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej , who died last month aged 88. After his trip to Bangkok, where the late leader is buried, Mr Charoenrattanaprapa will most likely return to Yala Province and continue to receive help from the Red Cross. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, the late king’s only son, is due to be proclaimed monarch on 1st December.

Source: Mirror