My Epilepsy Journey

People stare at scars.
Sometimes with curiosity.
Sometimes with sympathy.
Sometimes with judgment.

But they rarely ask the most important question:
“What did you survive?”

Because that’s what every scar is — a reminder that you went through something… and lived.

I’ve Collected a Few Over the Years

Let me tell you about a few of mine.

• A fracture down the side of my right hand.
• My right little finger — dislocated not once, not twice, but three times.
• A dislocated shoulder.
• A cracked bone in my left wrist.
• And the worst one: fracturing my right cheekbone after falling face-first into the pavement during a seizure.

That injury left me with one hell of a bruise and a night in the hospital.
I even took a selfie in the back of the ambulance and posted it with the caption:
“I think my modelling career is over.”

Why? Because if I didn’t laugh, I’d cry.
And I’ve done enough of that.

The Physical Scars Fade… The Emotional Ones Take Longer

But not all scars are visible.

There are the scars left by fear.
The ones left by public embarrassment.
The sting of being judged.
The ache of people walking away because they didn’t know how to deal with your condition.

There are scars from feeling less than.
From feeling like you have to hide who you are just to make other people comfortable.

I carry all those too.
But now, instead of hiding them, I let them breathe.

Why I’m Proud of My Scars

Every one of them tells a story — and not just of pain, but of survival.

They say:

• “I got back up.”
• “I found my strength.”
• “I chose to keep going.”
• “I didn’t let epilepsy win.”

For years, I thought my scars made me damaged.
Now I know: they make me real.

They are proof that I’ve been to the edge — and I climbed back.

To Everyone Hiding Their Scars Right Now…

You don’t have to be ashamed of what you’ve been through.
Your scars are not ugly.
They are the map of where you’ve been — and the reason you’re still here.

Let people stare. Let them wonder.
And if they ask, tell them the truth:

“This? This is what strength looks like.”