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Kevin\u2019s seven-kilo birth immediately attracted attention, with nurses surprised by his size and ordinary newborn clothes and equipment proving difficult to use. But as he grew older, his life became about much more than the number recorded at birth. Now 40, Kevin has experienced school, friendships, work, relationships, and personal growth, learning to handle people\u2019s curiosity about his unusual size with patience and humor. His birth may have made him memorable, but the four decades that followed became the much bigger story\u2026.<\/p>\n

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