Imperfectly Perfect: Life with Turner Syndrome
A powerful essay about identity, beauty and finding acceptance in one's imperfections.
“Do you wear bras?”, a high school classmate asked me one day. “No…”, I replied with anticipation, waiting for her to get to the point. “You need to”, my classmate said, pointing at my …
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- This resonates with me a lot
I was 20 when I was diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease. I ended up being bedridden for an entire year - what should have been my junior year in college. The psychological battle of learning to accept and love your body despite the challenges of living with an autoimmune…