*passes out*

nice to see people appreciate life!

Oh my God, is that ever horrible.

Uplifting, though, that they both turned out to be stronger than the illness.

(and I was going to say "maybe a Guy Fawkes mask?" a la V for Vendetta, but I can't bring myself to poke the slightest bit of fun here.)

Disturbing, but yet awesome story.

BTW, the guy died from what I read.

For what it's worth:

The man later got a prosthetic face (an interesting story by itself, created by a man who had his own history working for the CIA): http://www.healthaire.co.nz/images/mark_tatum3.jpg

And apparently he did die of unknown causes: http://www.mold-help.org/content/view/544/

"Mr. Mark Tatum, also known by many as the man without a face, passed 4:00 CST Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Medco Center of Franklin, Kentucky. Tatum lost his eyes, upper jaw, and nose to a fungal infection in 2000. This type of infection is not that unusual, but the extent of the damage that it did to Tatum was very rare. Tatum was a medical phenomena due to the fact that he survived the infection. Due to his extreme experience, Tatum was highly profiled in the media by many people including Larry King, Maury Povich, and Ripley's Believe it or Not. He was a courageous individual who served as a symbol of strength for the thousands of people who have lost their health, homes, and livliehood from fungal exposure.

According to a friend who spoke to him that day, Mr. Tatum was in good spirits and feeling very positive towards his future. He had just been fitted with a new prosthetic face (see below). He was extremely excited about helping victims of toxagenic mold exposure so he could uncover the real truth about fungus as a synonymous predator to the virus and bacteria.

At this point, the cause of his death is still unknown. An autopsy has been requested by his family. More information will be posted when we obtain the results.

Funeral services were held March 2, 2005 at Crafton Funeral Home. The Rev. Winston Roberts officiated with burial at Hillsdale Cemetery. Tatum was a native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and worked as a security guard until his fungal infection in 2000. He was the son of the late Franklin Eugene Tatum and Emma Thomas Tatum.

Donations in Mark Tatum's name will be gratefully accepted to assist the Children's Angel Fund:

Children's Angel Fund
P.O. Box 1026
Pepperell, MA 01463"

You can read more on the page. I will be sending along a donation for that fund soon. I was impressed by the strength and courage displayed by Mr. and Mrs. Tatum. I don't know if I would have had the same strength of will to keep fighting if I were in the same situation.

One more vote to send this to the front...

Still no updates on autospy?

This may not be the first thought that comes to most people's minds, but this is a very lucky man. How many people will experience a love like that in their lives?

I'm willing to bet not many...

@ant: I checked but couldn't find any records on the autopsy easily.

he shouldn't have got a prosthetic face, he looked better without it.

@snaremop: http://www.uoflhealthcare.org/kit_images/1_02012002j.jpg

I beg to differ.

That poor guy... and yeah his wife is awesome.

Mark was my baby brother. I only today found this video and site. A lot of information has been left out in this report. I don't think intentionally ....but simply by lack of information. Much will never be known. Forinstance no one mentions his wife deserted him in a hospital and when he was put in a nursing home she didn't visit nor did attend his funeral. (Only a brief appearance at the Funeral Home. The "mold" Organization is using Mark to raise money and have no permission and have been asked to stop. His funeral bill has not been completely paid nor does he have a headstone. This is wrong. I wish there reports were accurate.....Mark has no records of Mold being the cause of this terrible fungus and these people jumped on it before he died and continue to use it for there "$$$$ raising" I certainly would like this to stop.
Mark helped with much education and information on Mucormycosis. The University of Kentucky was wonderful and did everything they could to help both Mark and his wife. He was amazing and always wanted his face protected when he went out so he did not scare or disturb others, especially children. Mark was brave and certainly trying as anyone could understand. Much disipointment, pain and over medicated at his own hands. I loved my brother, as did my younger sister and our brother that died befor Mark. Please stop with the misuse of Mark's name.

Sincerely
Linda

*health *dark *anatomy *documentaries

Adding video to channels (Anatomy, Dark, Documentaries, Health) - requested by gwiz665.

I was about to make a comment about the power of having an awesome wife, but after 4mybroMT's comment, maybe not.

In light of Linda's post, I'm going to *discard this post for now.

Discarding this post - discard requested by original submitter rembar.

>> ^rembar:

In light of Linda's post, I'm going to discard this post for now.

This is why I love the Sift.