Charlotte Observer It was discovered when Tommy Tomlinson went to the doctor in preparation for his Nieman fellowship. "You're not going to believe this, but it has nothing to do with me being a fat guy," he writes. "I've got low cholesterol, low blood pressure, all that stuff. [The tumor] shows up for no good reason in a very small number of people. One of the studies I found says the number is about 75 in a million. Mama always said I was special." ...