VietNamNet Bridge – Do Tai, 40, in Hoa Quang Bac commune, Phu Hoa district in the central province of Phu Yen has had to walk with bared feet for many years since his left foot does fit any kind of sandal or shoes.
Tai’s left foot is 32cm long, 20cm wide and the instep has swollen greatly.

The big toe and the next toe look normal while the remaining three toes are as big as wrists.

For the last 40 years, he has struggled to walk with this ‘hammer’ foot.

Tai said his left foot was big different at birth and it also grew with him. At the age of 20, when Tai married, the foot stopped developing.
As the giant foot does not fit any sandal or shoes, he walks with the bare feet.

Tai’s neighbors call him “Big-foot Tai”. He has four children, the eldest is 19 and they developed normally.

Tai has visited doctors many times but they refused to make an operation for him.


Tram Tran