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Bearded lady reunites with son after 30 years

Last Update: 8/20 9:16 pm

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Vivian Wheeler embraces her ability to grow a beard, and currently holds the Guinness world record for the woman with the longest beard alive: Eleven inches.  But she says her childhood was dark.  "Daddy didn't want me around."

Wheeler was born a hermaphrodite, which means half man and half woman.  While doctors removed the male organs at birth, she still has testosterone.  "I refused shaving, and daddy said I'd never belong, said I'd never marry or anything cause society would never let me."

Wheeler says her father forced her into the sideshow life, and took the money she earned.  And it was a rough life.  "They would take me to a fair, to a sideshow, to a fair, I never knew where I was going."

I applaud Vivian for her perserverance and strength. It has worked out well
for her. A very interesting story.

Gennee  

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