Death of the world's tallest woman highlights health impacts of extreme height. Aug. 15, 2008— -- Life at 7 feet 7 inches was not easy for Sandy Allen, who passed away on Wednesday at the age ...

Sandy Allen—the world's tallest woman ... but it certainly sounds to me like she was an acromegalic giant. That's the only way it happens--if they had a pituitary tumor. The tumor is making ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sandy Allen, who grew to be 7 feet ... She wrote a book called “Cast a Giant Shadow.” Allen weighed 6 1/2 pounds when she was born in Chicago on June 18, 1955.

She farewelled with, “Sandy Allen was a gentle giant who was beloved around the world. She has a caring spirit and that spirit will remain in all of us as long as we keep Sandy in our hearts.” ...

She was 53. Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, family friend Rita Rose said.

Sandy Allen, 53, who grew to be 7 feet 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world's tallest woman, died Aug. 13 at a nursing home in her home town of Shelbyville, Ind. She had diabetes ...

When Sandy Allen was 10 years old, she stood 6 feet, 3 inches tall. That she towered over most adults at such a young age would portend an incredible—if short-lived—struggle to fit in.