rachel's Story

i have club feet
im 14 at the moment, 15 in october and was born with my right foot clubbed. my mum & dad told my stories about me & my operation i had when i was just a few weeks old when i was able to understand my condition. i love going out & going to parties with my friends but i am so self conscious. i very rarely wear skirts, shorts or bathers because of my right calf, its much skinnier than my left calf. also, my feet are different sizes too. my left foot is size 6 and my right foot is about, size 5 i reckon. i wish my legs were 'normal' as people would say. id love to be able to wear a skirt or a dress! at my age of 14, im into fashion & shoes. im extremely limited on what shoes i can wear though. i love dolly shoes but when i want to wear them with skinny jeans i have to wear several pairs of socks on my right foot so the shoe on my right foot fits nicely.; so whenever i wear skinny jeans i MUST wear socks. eughh! it doesnt look right at all. hardly any people know about my 'condition' so im very tense & uptight writing this paragraph now. when i was younger, my brother used to 'bully' me. he would say 'going to play golf now yep?' which really upset me. at one point i was very close to ending my life. poeple without clubbed feet dont understand what us people go through. id love to be able to talk to someone roughly around my age, preferably as girl, to talk to about our problems. people say i should feel proud of myself, because ive been selected to run an 800 meter sprint at leckwith stadium in cardiff, & i came first in all 4 races, 4 years in a row but to be honest, how can i be proud of myself when i hate my legs from my knees down to my toes. im always going to have regrets but im extremely proud of the doctor who operated on me. i still have my ups & downs about my feet but im sure ill be fine. also, i still have my two plaster casts from when i had my operation & i still have my two splints. i managed to find my first ever pair of shoes too! my mum wasnt allowed to take the pin home, of which went through my foot to keep it in place. i hope people out there see my story, please comment back if your in a similar position as me on rachell-xo@hotmail.co.uk. (L) xx

Added on 02 Sep 2008

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