Tomm Tennent was born with enough skin for a five-year-old child
After digging deeper they finally discovered something unexpected. The experts saw similarities between the way the Tomm looked and the Chinese dog breed Shar Pei. That discovery led them to some answers.
Researchers discovered Tomm’s level of Hyaluronic acid, found in skin, was 100 times higher than normal, which is also the case with Shar Pei puppies.
Luckily, it was. According to his doctor, Dr. Andrew Ramsden, the condition would probably disappear as Tomm got older. And he was right.
Growing up, Tomm faced some challenges. He was loved and famous in his hometown, but some people could not help but tease him, especially when he started school. Some children didn’t want to play with him.
But he didn’t let himself be discouraged by this, and it did not take long before Tomm made many friends and became fully integrated into his school. During these years, Tomm still looked a little different, although it was not as bad as when he was born.
In 2003, he was asked if he was concerned about how his friends looked at him. Tomm answered: “Not really (…) because they are my friends and they don’t really care how I look like.”
Tomm also told 60 Minutes that when he looked at himself in the mirror he saw “a kind loving person.”
He continued: “Sometimes they (people) say I look cool, sometimes they say I look really cool, and sometimes they don’t say anything.
Of course, Tomm’s parents have always been very proud of their special son. “He’s a good boy” (…) All he has achieved … he is doing good at school, he is doing good at everything,” his dad said.
His parents said that they knew from the moment he was born, they would never hide him. They rightly believe that beauty comes from within, and is more than skin deep. Continue reading…
