BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Chinese medianet) -- A U.S. woman who grew to about the same height as Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, 2.31 m (7 feet, 7 inches) tall, and was listed in the Guiness World Records as the world's tallest female, died early Wednesday. Sandy Allen was 53.
Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, Indiana.
"She loved talking to kids because they would ask more honest questions," Rose said, "Adults would kind of stand back and stare and not know how to approach her."
A tumor caused her pituitary gland to produce too much growth hormone, said Allen. She underwent an operation in 1977 to stop further growth.
But she was proud of her height, Rose said. "She embraced it," she said. "She used it as a tool to educate people."
Allen appeared on television shows and spoke to church and school groups to bring youngsters her message that it was all right to be different.
Rose is working to set up a scholarship fund in Allen's name, with proceeds going to Shelbyville High School.
(Agencies)
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