Earning Your Scars: 'God's Tattoos' -- Badges of Courage, Reminders of Survival (WELLNESS)
At that moment, I felt like a freak. As I stared in the mirror, I felt my eyes begin to water. I felt disfigured and ashamed. But I cut the pity party short. I had survived a life-threatening experience, and these were the scars I had to show for it. I needed to move on.