Tigerman Kills Himself

This poor man thought he was a tiger and did everything surgically he could to make it so. Dennis Avner has committed suicide.

In the end he was likely frustrated that he could not really be a tiger, though advocates would say he died from tigerphobia.

I mention this not to make light of a tragic situation, but to point out that surgery—-however drastic—-cannot change underlying psychological problems.

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