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I've had a bunch of people ask about my scar....


(photo by Alissa)

When I was an infant, everyone noticed I wasn't growing / developing at all... Doctors diagnosed me with ventricular septal defect (one of the most common congenital heart defects) which means I was born with a large hole in my heart. A lot of babies will show no symptoms and as they grow the hole closes. In my case, the hole was very large and would have lead to heart failure.

My scar is a little crazier than some others because I was passed the lovely gene of scarring keloid (meaning it will continue to grow a bit throughout my life).

When I was young, I was pretty self conscience of my scar but nowadays I'm cool with it... still get annoyed by it from time to time since it grows up onto my right boob but it could be worse.

I really appreciate all the kind words & support I've received about not hiding / photoshopping my scar.


xoMT