Sulemana Abdul Samed, who is said to be the tallest man in Ghana, is asking for money so that he can get surgery to stop growing.
Samed, who is 29 and is seven feet four inches tall, said on Tuesday, January 10, on Breakfast Daily on Citi TV that doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital told him that he will keep getting taller if the surgery is not done.
"The doctors told me the growth is in my head, so I need surgery to get rid of it," Samed said, adding that he also has constant pain in his spinal cord.
Samed, who is better known as "Awuche," also said that because he is so tall, he needs at least 14 yards of fabric to sew a single piece of cloth.
He also said that he had a tailor, Issahaku Musah, make his favorite outfit.
Mr. Musah has been making clothes for Sulemana for the past seven years.
This is hurting his finances, he said. He said that his business with mobile money has failed.
Awuche doesn't have anything else to sleep on besides clothes.
His double-sized mattress and a student mattress were put together to make him feel more comfortable, even though he has to sleep on his side.
From far away, he looks big and tall, but a closer look shows that Awuche is not in good shape.
He has a bandage on his left leg to treat wounds that keep coming back. There is also a wound on the right leg, and there are other health problems.
Most people with Awuche's level of fame would be excited, but he says that thinking about his health condition is draining.