It's always helpful and comforting to read the words of those who are facing similar struggles to ourselves. Because of this, I thought it would be useful to some to ask those with KTS a question in regards to their condition.

What are some things you tell yourself when you are feeling insecure because of your KT?

Below are the responses I received; each number represents a different person.

1)That god made me for a reason and he makes no mistakes.so he loved me so much that i should love myself and pick something on my body i love and add so on

2)If your insecure about your Kt, when I was little i used to use concealer on noticeable spots to cover it up. But other than that after awhile I got used to it and I don't mind it at all. My KT hand is actually smaller and I actually like it smaller!

3)When I was little, my older brother told me that I was given this because I was strong enough to handle it. I've been repeating it to myself ever since.

4)that things are only given to those tough enough to handle it.

5) I try to think that there's not much I can do about it, I will always have KT. I have always found it very important to dress and look as good as possible, hopefully me being me helps others from seeing me as "the girl with the strange leg", and see me as Marie!!  I do also try to chanalise what I'm feeling into something good and productive; such as starting up a Network for people in Sweden with KT! I make something positive with one of the most negative things in My life....
Though, I'm only human and KT makes Me feel very blue at times..

6) I have always told myself. At least I have a leg and no one in this world is perfect. We are all born with something..mine is just more noticeable.

I try to remind myself that there are always people who are suffering much more than me, so while I am definitely dealing with something very hard, I should be grateful I have 2 legs and 2 arms that work. I also try to hold my head high and proud when I notice people staring and tell myself to be strong. Some days it works better than others.

My answer: That everyone faces struggles of some sort, this just happens to be one of my bigger problems. As trite as it sounds, I am lucky enough to have basic first world resources that others who live in utter destitution lack. Somewhere, people are lacking drinking water, and are severely dehydrated while I can just walk down my hall and have easy access to some. In reality, everyone lacks in some area or another.