Oh sweet girl. You have been through so much, survived untold obstacles. None of it is your fault. You stun doctors, challenge their egos, and make them question traditional knowledge.
You are battered and bruised, marked by the abuse of hands and scalpels alike. Your “faulty” genetic markers cause pain I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
And. Your genes created a fortress of love, of compassion for the “other,” of untold stories and glorious boundaries. I don’t have the hindsight to look back on a time when society would have considered you “normal.” I watch others lean into the ableism of our society, allowing their disabilities to be exploited for the entertainment and inspiration of able-bodied people.
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