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Every time I turn on the TV, it infuriates me. You'll see an ad for Advil or Viagra and hear some monotonous voice warn you about even the smaller side effects like headaches or nausea. When you see a tampon commercial, it's all happy teenage girls running along the beach in bikinis. The dangers are beyond minimized.
Lauren Wasser
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I can do both of the things I love, which is raise awareness for TSS and work as a model to help change beauty standards. It was a win-win.
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Your body is a vessel. It doesn't really matter. It's what you leave here and how you influence other people's lives - that's what legacy you'll leave behind.
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All of a sudden, I don't have a leg. I'm in a wheelchair. I have half a foot; I can't even walk to the bathroom. I'm in a bed, I can't move, and I felt like those four walls were my prison.
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My goal is to keep going and reach as far as possible to beat all odds placed before me.
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My left foot is severely damaged from TSS, and I'm probably going to have to amputate my left leg. I could be super depressed about it, but I have been given a second chance. I'm here, and I'm living.
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I stand not just for a disability, but I stand for women and women's rights.
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I want the image of disabled people like myself to change into a picture of strength. Fashion needs to redefine its idea of beauty and have more of an open mind.
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I used to look at fashion from a superficial standpoint, and I can admit now that I wasn't so nice of a person.
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The identity that I knew was completely stripped of me. I hid, and I hated life; I hated everything. The sun would bother me.
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My legs were my life.
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I have a golden leg that I am completely proud of, but my left foot that has an open ulcer, no heel, and no toes. Over the years, my body has produced a lot of calcium, which causes my bones to grow on that foot.
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