I was born with no skin on the shins of my legs.
You right now: "Are you serious??"
Yes, actually I am very serious! This strange and just about never heard of defect is called Criticula Aplaisia. It usually occurs on the stomach or scalp, but this time round, it was somewhere completely different. The nurses at the hospital where I was born were completely clueless to what was wrong with me. My poor parents were terrified, and the nurses made it sound like it was their fault that their child had some strange defect! So where did we go from there? None other than the incredible Sick Kids hospital. The doctor that was assigned to me knew exactly what I had the moment he saw me. And he quickly reassured my parents that what I had was only a genetic skin defect. My parents had done nothing wrong. He also said that he had never seen it occur on the legs before, let alone he has not had many, if at all any patients with the same skin defect.
It took just over a year for my skin to heal. With special care, and many bandages, my legs have cleared up quite well. It now looks like I have had a bad accident with fire, and burnt my skin. That's often what people assume when they see the effected area of my legs up close. Sometimes it bothers me, and am embarrassed because no one else looks like me with the shiny and somewhat wrinkly looking skin. But I am also very thankful that all I have is a skin defect, and not something that could have been much worse.
I tell you this story because I believe that we are all unique in our own way. You may not have some weird looking skin on your legs like me, but you certainly are someone special. Never, ever knock yourself down because you think you aren't good enough, aren't smart enough, or even not handsome/beautiful. You are made the way you are for a reason. We all have our weaknesses, but we have more strengths than we will ever realise. Always be yourself, and be proud of who you are!
"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." - Psalm 139:14
You right now: "Are you serious??"
Yes, actually I am very serious! This strange and just about never heard of defect is called Criticula Aplaisia. It usually occurs on the stomach or scalp, but this time round, it was somewhere completely different. The nurses at the hospital where I was born were completely clueless to what was wrong with me. My poor parents were terrified, and the nurses made it sound like it was their fault that their child had some strange defect! So where did we go from there? None other than the incredible Sick Kids hospital. The doctor that was assigned to me knew exactly what I had the moment he saw me. And he quickly reassured my parents that what I had was only a genetic skin defect. My parents had done nothing wrong. He also said that he had never seen it occur on the legs before, let alone he has not had many, if at all any patients with the same skin defect.
It took just over a year for my skin to heal. With special care, and many bandages, my legs have cleared up quite well. It now looks like I have had a bad accident with fire, and burnt my skin. That's often what people assume when they see the effected area of my legs up close. Sometimes it bothers me, and am embarrassed because no one else looks like me with the shiny and somewhat wrinkly looking skin. But I am also very thankful that all I have is a skin defect, and not something that could have been much worse.
I tell you this story because I believe that we are all unique in our own way. You may not have some weird looking skin on your legs like me, but you certainly are someone special. Never, ever knock yourself down because you think you aren't good enough, aren't smart enough, or even not handsome/beautiful. You are made the way you are for a reason. We all have our weaknesses, but we have more strengths than we will ever realise. Always be yourself, and be proud of who you are!
"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." - Psalm 139:14
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