World's Tallest Woman Dies At 53
14/08/2008 02:43
Indiana native used
7-foot-7 height to teach kids it's OK to be
different
Phil Meyers / AP File
Sandy Allen poses with Will Denk, at the library in Shelbyville, Ind., in this Sept. 2, 1995 file photo. The 7-foot-7 Allen, who died early Wednesday, admitted she sometimes felt like she was part of a 'freak show' while appearing at the Guinness Museum of World Records in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
INDIANAPOLIS - A woman who grew to be 7 feet, 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world's tallest female died early Wednesday, a friend said. She was 53.
Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, Ind., family friend Rita Rose said.
The cause of death was not yet known. Allen had been hospitalized in recent months as she suffered from a recurring blood infection, along with diabetes, breathing troubles and kidney failure, Rose said.
Tale tale here.
SINC SAYS:
It’s great to read she used her abnormality for good, but sad she went so very young.