rooster59 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Thailand’s tallest woman dies at age 24 Thailand’s tallest woman who was once recorded by Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest woman with a height of 214 cm has died of high blood pressure at the age of 24. A sketchy report said that she was rushed to Borai district hospital in Trat province with high blood pressure and she was later pronounced dead. Her body was later taken to Wat Chang Klua in Tambon Huey Raeng, Muang district by her parents, Mr Man and Mrs Jee Kohsod. However, it was discovered that her body could not be put into the coffin as it is too small and a new coffin has to be made. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/177770-2/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-08-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Way too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Sad... but why? Most likely we will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrenn Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 2 hours ago, ukrules said: You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. Well spotted. Some Thai doctors are very good, but others are quacks of the kind that give you dozens of pretty coloured pills for a minor ailment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 3 hours ago, ukrules said: You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. tit. farlang no undahhhhhstaaaaaand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 This i find somehow inappropriate. " However, it was discovered that her body could not be put into the coffin as it is too small and a new coffin has to be made. " Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Poor girl, she had the misfortune of being born to a community without proper medical personnel and who cannot make a coffin to size. The parents are probably unaware that they could request a proper inquiry into how she was handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 13 hours ago, ukrules said: You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. Neither is her height "normal." It's not unusual for an extremely tall person to die at an early age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhd Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 normally it is a tumor that makes you grow & grow the heart cannot take this, hence the high blood pressure heart might have been weakened by this if there is a brilliant doctor that gives her high blood pressure pills => sudden drop and no oxygen flowing to some parts like brain => coma => game over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 My mum has battled high blood pressure all her life but she always had medications and died at an old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, MobileContent said: My mum has battled high blood pressure all her life but she always had medications and died at an old age. how tall was she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 12 hours ago, dbrenn said: Well spotted. Some Thai doctors are very good, but others are quacks of the kind that give you dozens of pretty coloured pills for a minor ailment. You are so right but remember the story about all the cheating just to get into medical study then when in the ' no fail ' policy kicks in and yet another bunch of unqualified people are let loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Being different to the norm can be a poisoned chalice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallybigken Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 RIP and best wishes to her family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 17 hours ago, ukrules said: You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. No doctor has claimed that, Thai PBS made that statement. The woman was taken to hospital suffering from high blood pressure and later died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebluewater Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I have asked Thai people why their mothers/fathers/husbands etc. have died and it is not unusual to hear "sick inside" as the answer. They really have no idea what the cause was AND there is a pretty good chance that that is exactly what the doctor told them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 8 hours ago, arithai12 said: Poor girl, she had the misfortune of being born to a community without proper medical personnel and who cannot make a coffin to size. The parents are probably unaware that they could request a proper inquiry into how she was handled. Where did it say there were no "proper medical personnel" available? Where did it say that a coffin could not be made to size? Where did it say that this woman's treatment was mishandled and requires "a proper enquiry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Thea01 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) 17 hours ago, ukrules said: You don't normally die of high blood pressure alone, this sounds very strange. What kind of Doctor says someone died of high blood pressure, that's just not normal. Yes you can, nothing strange about it. Her height may have had something to do with it but high blood pressure is called the "silent killer" because it often has no warning signs or symptoms and many people do not know they have it. It is a common and dangerous condition that increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Edited August 29, 2016 by Si Thea01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) condolences to the family. We are not given enough information to know the exact cause of her tragic death. Hi blood pressure can cause organ damage and also weaken blood vessels which can lead to aneurisms or strokes, just as the previous poster said. Many people here who have high blood pressure think that they can just take a few pills and are all cured. They don't understand that it requires daily medication to keep It under control, not just a couple of pills. Edited August 29, 2016 by Lee4Life double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 2 hours ago, gdgbb said: Where did it say there were no "proper medical personnel" available? Where did it say that a coffin could not be made to size? Where did it say that this woman's treatment was mishandled and requires "a proper enquiry? Second question: in the article. First and third question: the excuse given for the girl's cause of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 3 hours ago, bluebluewater said: I have asked Thai people why their mothers/fathers/husbands etc. have died and it is not unusual to hear "sick inside" as the answer. They really have no idea what the cause was AND there is a pretty good chance that that is exactly what the doctor told them! very true. mai sabai. they don't really care about the cause of death. death is death. cancer or heartattack: same same but different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Gold Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Over 7' tall, surprised some women's basketball team did not sign her up. HBP (High Blood Pressure) is a very treatable disease. Sad that no one picked up on this young woman's health issue before it was too late. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 ...must have been a terrible life all considered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfredtillmann Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 she, and her illness, are mentioned here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Her height would be the first thing that comes to mind, but "high blood pressure" might be a mistranslation. I've known some fairly small Thais in good health who when they stand up, get a bit faint because of the sudden change without taking a breath of air first. I remember seeing something on television years ago explaining how giraffes had quite a complex vascular/valve system because they routinely move their head from ground level to tree height. For a human that doesn't have this it could be troublesome. Maybe if she was on BP meds already (to increase or decrease it) to obtain an average pressure without it pooling due to gravity (just making this example up), and she suddenly fell to the ground, or suddenly stood up enough to pass out and have an accident in the process, you could still say "high blood pressure" in a 'lost in translation' way and mean that it was a complication of an unusual requirement on the heart. Some internal plumbing could easily pass its threshold tolerances and blow. That aside, being a farang of regular height and nearly strangling myself on low hanging electrical wires in the street, having to duck to get through doors, not being able to use the stairs properly because they're not long enough to get the ball of your foot on etc, I can empathise with all the issues she must have had to endure. Imagine what it must have been like in the school playground with the way kids can be cruel and taunt. I feel for the family. There's a natural order of things in generational terms, and losing a child must be crucifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDBUGGY Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 It is a shame these persons die so young. It seems that her being 7 feet tall was an early death warrant for her. The tallest person to ever have lived was almost 9 feet tall and died young to, and at age 22. But he was still growing then, so who knows how tall you would have ended up if he lived longer. He died from a simple infection as he body couldn't fight that off. I guess when the Pituitary Gland starts sending out those high growth hormones, it must effect other parts of the body. So I guess if you are going to try and set a World Record it is better to be the Oldest Person than being the Tallest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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