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What Growing Up With Neurofibromatosis Taught Me About Body Image

What Growing Up With Neurofibromatosis Taught Me About Body Image

I remember sitting in health class as a 6th grader and minding my own business when this boy sitting next to me started making a scene. He started pointing at my spots and saying that I didn’t take showers and that my spots were dirt. After that day, I was so self conscious about my […]

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