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COMM: Seventeen year old Elisany Silva is
famous in Brazil because of her amazing height.
COMM: Two years ago she made international
headlines when at age fourteen, measuring
six feet, nine inches, she was named as Brazil's
tallest teenager. Inevitably Elisany's unique
appearance attracts attention everywhere she
goes.
COMM: She hoped her newfound stardom would
help her realise her life's ambition.
COMM: But Elisany's aspirations were quickly
snubbed.
COMM: On top of the teenager's disappointment,
her Mother worried Elisany's height was causing
problems for her health.
COMM: Now aged seventeen, happily, Elisany's
life has been transformed. She has found love,
with her unlikely companion. Five foot four
inch, Francinaldo.
COMM: The couple met eighteen months ago,
and have been inseparable ever since.
COMM: The foot and a half height difference
presents obvious challenges.
COMM: But Francinaldo thinks they have the
perfect relationship.
COMM: Since doctors removed a benign tumor
on her pituitary gland, Elisany's accelerated
growth has been halted. And remarkably, her
height has shrunk by one inch.
COMM: Elisany's relationship with Francinaldo
has given her life new hope.
COMM: And she's determined to fulfill her
ambition, whatever it takes.