The early years of my life-
I was born with my birth defect called Pectus Excavatum. As a baby, my family didn't think much of it. It wasn't really as bad. It got worse as I grew. But it had always bothered me since I can remember. There was not a low cut shirt or v-neck shirt I would wear. Other little kids didn't have it so I knew it was different and I never really appreciated it. Pectus Excavatum effects you physically but also emotionally, as I can testify. I lacked self confidence. As I grew up and it getting worse my lack of self confidence got worse as well. Physically when I was child I think I was fine. I don't ever remember having a hard time breathing. My spine was straight and everything else. It wasn't until I hit a growth spurt that everything started moving and things started getting worse. I never was the most athletic or the fastest runner. I was always the least coordinated as well. But I had these long legs that were always in the way. It never had anything to do with my birth defect. Being a baby, my dad never really was concerned. My chest wasn't deep enough to catch anybody's attention. It wasn't until I was ten that everything changed.
I was born with my birth defect called Pectus Excavatum. As a baby, my family didn't think much of it. It wasn't really as bad. It got worse as I grew. But it had always bothered me since I can remember. There was not a low cut shirt or v-neck shirt I would wear. Other little kids didn't have it so I knew it was different and I never really appreciated it. Pectus Excavatum effects you physically but also emotionally, as I can testify. I lacked self confidence. As I grew up and it getting worse my lack of self confidence got worse as well. Physically when I was child I think I was fine. I don't ever remember having a hard time breathing. My spine was straight and everything else. It wasn't until I hit a growth spurt that everything started moving and things started getting worse. I never was the most athletic or the fastest runner. I was always the least coordinated as well. But I had these long legs that were always in the way. It never had anything to do with my birth defect. Being a baby, my dad never really was concerned. My chest wasn't deep enough to catch anybody's attention. It wasn't until I was ten that everything changed.
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