Friday, April 3, 2009

Great Anomalies - Etta Lake

Elastic Skinned. 1889, Etta lake suffered from a rare affliction. She could pull her skin out 6 inches from her facial cheek. Etta was with the King - Franklin Circus. 

1 comment:

  1. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type. I have the same thing, but not quite as stretchy. This disorder is very misunderstood by the medical establishment. It also means terrible chronic pain for a lot of us.

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