Woman with world's longest nails swerves salon for 22 years – and struggles in loo

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READ MORE: Inside life of world's most tattooed man – swallowing swords to homeless addict Diana, who is from Minnesota, US, was asked about the challenges that come with enormous nails.“Zipping up my pants or jacket,” she began. “I can pop open a can of soda but I need a knife.

I drove a car but had to stick my hand out the window, so I don’t drive any more.“And in public restrooms, I need to use the biggest stall – my nails are usually longer than the regular-sized stalls.”But as for maintaining them, she added: “I haven’t been to a nail salon for about 22 years – they don’t want to deal with them – so my grandchildren take care of them.“Each nail takes about 10 hours to file and polish.

To file them, I need to use a Dremel woodwork tool.“I get them done every four to five years, and get through between 15 and 20 bottles of polish.

I painted them last week and it took four days.“If I have to pick up money off the floor, I can pick up bills. But if I drop change on the floor, that will just stay down there.”But the story behind her fingernails leads back to a gut-wrenching time in Diana’s life.She was out grocery shopping when her youngest daughter called her to frantically explain that Latisha would not wake up.Looking back, Diana said: “That was the worst day of my life.