While I was reading various articles online this morning, I came across one feature on the BBC site about how thousands of people posed nude for a photo to spread awareness about skin cancer. A thought struck me: If I was to pose nude, what would my body show?
Here is the list:
Stretch marks
Third degree burn scars
A scar from staples I had after a surgery that has never gone away
The permanent scar on my neck from when I had a tracheotomy
The permanent scar on my right leg where I had a skin graft done
The skin transplant on my left arm as well as on my face
The cartilage from my rib shaped like an ear to replace the left ear I lost to a fire
Surgical scars from when I had my gallbladder removed
The eight fingers on my hands and the 7 toes on my feet
The stitch scar in the middle of the top of each foot from surgeries done on my feet
The mysterious bump at the top of each foot that doctors say resulted from the toe removal
They say the human body is a work of art. Mine is a patchwork quilt.
(NOTE: Any hateful comments will be deleted.)
