I have a very rare medical condition that kinda fucked me over. I'm 19, 4"6' and have a very large hump on my back. I'm not the most handsome fucker either. I had to have surgeries every 6 months all throughout high school, and am incredibly awkward and a bit anti-social (like many redditors).

I am thankful every day for what I have. It doesn't define me, but it shaped me. I am a stronger person for it. I have also had to deal with "normal" issues like parents divorce and custody battles, death of a loved one, and money troubles. But I've always held my head high and struggled through it because I've been through hell and I know I can go through it again. It has given me a unique perspective in that I can be empathetic to people who need empathy the most and can relate to many who feel alone. I know what it is like to feel alone, be in pain, and not feel normal and such so I help people I can deal with it. I've had my highs and lows, I know what it is like to feel suicidal because of things that are out of your control, I went through that and came out.

And on the less depressing end, it made me pretty fuckin' awesome. I am in college, have friends, drive my own vehicle and am trying to make my own money. All this after my parents were told I wouldn't live through the night I was born and the next 4 years were doctors telling them how fucked I was. We didn't care, I did was needed to be done, had help from amazing people, including my parents, and I can walk, talk, am mentally stable (though a bit of an ass), and can function on my own. All of these things were at some point explicitly stated that I would never do by some of the best doctors in their fields. I fought through all that shit and became Jesse.

Wow, I'm sorry, that was a bit rambly and I doubt it will even be read. Oh well.