Love "Unique"!

I want all the people that read this to tell me, are you self conscious? And what is it that you're self conscious about? Is it your voice? The way you look? The way you walk?... 

Whatever it is, share with me your imperfections that you have trouble loving.

You are probably wondering why you should Love "Unique"? 

Just thinking about it now, I probably have at least 9 or 10 scars all over my whole body from various surgical procedures. 

It can be hard to hide them, can't it? 

While I was growing into my teenage years, say, 13-15, I would consistently use creams that would mask my scars, pack the make up on and wear clothes so that my body was hidden.

Now that I've gotten older, I don't look like a ''cake face'' and I don't look like a nun but don't dress like I'm wanting to get lucky either. 

I have my family, friends and my partner who love me the way I am.

It helps to be around people who aren't shallow or vein, be around people who appreciate you and remember that your family are always your support.

Pitbull always wears his sunglasses and Bruno Mars always wears his hat in music videos, people wouldn't know them without their trademark.

Treat your imperfections as a unique part of you, hell, they are YOUR trademark, like Pitbull and Bruno Mars, people wouldn't know you without yours. Just remember, you can't let your imperfections control you,  but you can embrace them!                

Raising Awareness.

Sunday 30th of June is Arthrogryposis Awareness Day!

An unborn baby not moving properly during fetal development causes Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. For proper joint development to happen a baby has to move its limbs. When a joint doesn't move for a long period of time, it gets stuck and contracted. Why a baby fails to move its joints? Depending on the type of AMC. In Amyoplasia (a non-genetic type), for example, it happens when the muscles fail to develop. (A genetic type) Escobar Syndrome, the messages that impact a person's muscle movement is affected, when the message isn't able to get through very well it makes it more difficult for them to move! Common joint contractures in Arthrogryposis include: Clubbed feet or vertical talus, extended (straight) or flexed knees, dislocated and/or externally rotated hips, internally rotated shoulders, extended or flexed elbows, flexed wrists, adducted thumbs (stuck-in-palm), fingers fisted or extended! Arthrogryposis cannot be cured, but it is treatable! Usually the goal of treatment is to make a person as independent as possible in activities of daily living (ADL's). ADL’s are those things you do every day to take care of yourself (eating, dressing, ect), without treatment we find it difficult to do these daily activities.
So please spread the word to raise more awareness, so people know what we really are about.

Please wear Blue to show support and to spread the word...