Smile friday!?
I really, really can’t smile on command…guess I missed that day of preschool.
This picture reminds that I’m also hideously insecure about the way my face looks, but not without a (kind of) decent reason.
Quick rundown of more than you’ve ever wanted to know about me. Had cancer in both eyes until I was 3 years old, when my right eye was removed and replaced with a prosthetic eye. Nope, it’s not glass! The radiation treatments I had for almost 2 years killed off the growth of my facial bones, meaning I had big dents in my temples, and have had a few rounds of reconstructive surgery to brings things back to semi-normal. New cheekbones, too, because I didn’t have any! Yay!
Anyways, I never know whether I should just break right out with all of this, and stop any questions or thoughts someone else MIGHT be having when they see me, or to keep my mouth shut and hope they see me for who I am.
I still don’t know, and probably won’t ever feel sure one way or the other, but I felt alright putting it out there today.
Thanks for listening, and on the off chance you have some kind of question about what I’ve said, feel free to ask.
Alex
