A 51-year-old man with a rare disfiguring skin condition has told of his desire to find love for the first time.
Lauw Tjoan Eng from central Jakarta, Indonesia is covered in benign tumours, a condition which began when he was just five years old.
"It makes me frustrated just looking in the mirror - my reflection is horrible and I try to avoid it whenever possible," he told The Sun.
"I live on my own and my sisters live quite far away from me so I feel really lonely. I don't have a job because nobody will employ me so my sisters send me money to survive."
He says he hopes to find a cure for the disease, thought to be hereditary, and find love.
"So I hope one day I can be cured and find a women who I can be happy with, marry her and live a normal life like everyone else."
Tjoan Eng says he goes out at night so he cannot be "judged", adding:
"When I go out during the day people always look at me strangely and I have been ridiculed by people because of the way I look. But they don't know me - so they can't judge me. I have no wife or children and have never been near a woman."
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A 51-year-old man with a rare disfiguring skin condition has told of his desire to find love for the first time.
Lauw Tjoan Eng from central Jakarta, Indonesia is covered in benign tumours, a condi...
A 51-year-old man with a rare disfiguring skin condition has told of his desire to find love for the first time.
Lauw Tjoan Eng from central Jakarta, Indonesia is covered in benign tumours, a condi...
Surely someone somewhere could take sympathy on this poor man and give him the treatment he needs so that he might have the same quality of life that they have.
Neil_J: Surely someone somewhere could take sympathy on this poor man
Such a shame and I feel very sorry for him and for all those who have a disfigurement. As for the people who make or have made derogatory comments, they should be ashamed of themselves, after all it could have been them. The reason he will probably get help is because his problem has been highlighted in the media. I wish him well and hope that he can be treated.
Princessdragon: Such a shame and I feel very sorry for him
You are not being smart, or funny. You are being ignorant. That comes across in your three posts. A car accident could have you disfigured, how would you feel if people spoke about your disability in this way?
Mossiewee: You are not being smart, or funny. You are being
Although I pity him ,he is not the only person in the world with a disfigurement or disability.What needs to change is people's attitude.This world is SO shallow that anyone not deemed as "perfect" is an object of ridicule.Everyone goes on about beauty being skin deep yet I doubt if any of you would date him.It says more about us,than it does about him.
It's ok expecting wealthy people to dig in their pockets and pay for surgery but why should they?
They all do their bit for their chosen charities.
MsBubblyBlonde: Although I pity him ,he is not the only person
I think from an evolutionary perspective, as a species it's good to be shallow in some respects - whether you're consciously aware of it or not, we all want to pass the best genes possible onto our offspring and we look for certain *desirable* physical attributes..
This particular physical attribute that he suffers from, however, wouldn't rank very high on many people's checklists
I'll probably get a lot of stick for this post but oh well.. just saying what you're all thinking.
ggardiner86: Would *you* date him?? I doubt it very much.... I
Awww, how sad, this is the time when 'dont judge a book by its cover' should be re-iterated, I hope that now that it has been brought to the attention of the world, that some kind surgeon or somebody could help make this mans life a better place for him, such a sad story, never thought I would say this but...well done The Sun for bringing it to the world, lets hope there is a happy outcome for this guy.
elizabethjl: Awww, how sad, this is the time when 'dont judge
I feel his life really very difficult, which can be improve by changing people attitude towards his looking and the perception about appearance. Someone may misunderstand it will infect others or have some impression that used to relay evil to bad looking. As it is neither his fault, nor any harm to others. If everyone accept the poor people more, to make them feel love, they will have a better life.
alan1985813: I feel his life really very difficult, which can be
I feel really sorry for him. Surely medical science could help him to improve his condition. Hope someone out there has the knowledge and the ability to help this man out.
anjiejag: I feel really sorry for him. Surely medical science could
Well said. Nice to read that someone has compassion. Others can be so quick to ridicule. I wonder how they would feel if it was them or a member of their family. Hope the dear man gets a cure, and finds love. We all desrve this.
Mossiewee: Well said. Nice to read that someone has compassion. Others
All those moaners and wannabes should put a picture of this poor man on their wall - and then whenever they feel sorry for themselves for not having enough money or being famous they will quickly realise how lucky they are!!!
If I had the money I would pay to get this poor guy sorted - stand up someone like David Beckham or Richard Branson and do the right thing!!!
jockstrap1: All those moaners and wannabes should put a picture of
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Posted: 27/03/2012 12:15 Updated: 27/03/2012 12:15