Mound septic systems are considerably more expensive than conventional septics because they require more sophisticated construction. The cost of the electric pump and sand also contributes to the total price. In most cases, budget anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 for a mound septic system.
Conclusion: Changes of attitude regarding medical teaching and the media could dispel the confusion among physicians and journalists. For many years it was thought Joseph Merrick, widely known as the Elephant Man, had suffered from neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In 1986, geneticists Tibbles and Cohen demonstrated that Merrick was actually afflicted with Proteus syndrome, a much rarer condition.
Tragic: Joseph Merrick - the Elephant Man - died after his giant head crushed his spinal cord The death of Joseph Merrick was tragic and poignant. The grotesquely large head of the so-called Elephant Man â subject of the 1980 film starring John Hurt â was so heavy he risked dying from suffocation if he slept lying down and so he would go to sleep sitting up with his legs drawn up and his head resting on his knee.