Hi everyone! My name is Megan and I live in Knoxville, TN. I met Abigail at Grace Christian Academy when I transferred there for high school my junior year. She reached out to me recently about an Instagram story I posted awhile ago. She explained how my story deserves to be heard because everyone deals with inner demons and nobody’s life is perfect. In my opinion, it’s important to vocalize your flaws but not dwell on them. God made everyone flawed and that’s what makes us so different and unique. When I was 13, I had excruciating pain in my lower abdomen. At the time, I was with my dad and I explained how much pain I was in. He took me to the ER and 10 hours later, they discovered I had a 15 centimeter cyst on my right ovary and my fallopian tube was twisted so they would have to remove the whole ovary. At 13, I never thought about the aftermath of this emergency surgery. After the surgery, the nurse explained I may never be able to have children. Again, at 13 I never thought much of it. Now, at almost 20, it’s much more difficult to live with a condition called Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome in my one remaining ovary where I may not be able to have children ever. However, that’s not all. My lower stomach has all scarred tissue where it makes it difficult for me to lose weight. No matter how much I exercise and diet, I can’t get rid of how “fatty” it looks. Everyday, I look in the mirror and get so mad at myself for having these scars for the rest of my life. Overtime, I have worked so incredibly hard to lose weight and thankfully, I have gotten to a place where I’m content with myself. I strive to better myself everyday and know that everything happens for a reason. God puts trials in your life to push you to your limits but it’s on us to push through those obstacles. Physical activity was always challenging for me because of the pain in my abdomen. Because I have pushed myself immensely within the past few months, I now have lost 40 lbs and can happily say I’m living my dream as a Musical Theatre major at Manhattanville College in New York. Dancing has always been a challenge but everyday, I strive to improve and I have due to my worth ethic and determination. Even though I’m not a size 00 with blonde hair and blue eyes, I’m still so happy with the body God gave me. If everyone looked the same, life would be pretty boring. If you’re ashamed with your appearance, don’t be. God sees everyone as equally beautiful and that’s all that matter. Thank you for reading💗 -Megan xx
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