Some people say scars are life's story etched on our skin. They are like ink free tattoos designed by the will of life's events. Each scar has it's own unique story and series of events that lead up to the very moment it marred our body. For every visible scar on our being, I would venture to guess there are thousands of scars on our souls that nobody can see. Those, in and of themselves, tell a whole different story.
My scar story:
Right leg: Largest scar on my body. Passenger in car accident at 35-40 mph. May 2009
Upper right shoulder: 3 inch scar from falling during a trail race. April 2006
Lower left stomach: hernia incision scar. 1986
Chin and lower jaw: Bitten by a dog at age 5, 1986. 20 stiches.
Left upper leg: several 4-6 in scars from trail race. January 2011.
Left hand: scraped the bottom of a pool while diving. Summer 1990.
Both elbows: scars from sliding headfirst during baseball games. 1989-1999
Lower lip: bit through entire lip whe hit by a seesaw. 1985
Left foot: Cut rescuing a drowning child. Lifeguarding,summer 2004
Both legs: dozens of small scars from trail races and runs. Circa 2004-2011.
Neck: had birth mark removed. 1995
Left lower arm: cut moving furniture for friends. Summer 2005.
Forehead: ran into a tree 2010, ran into a wall at the Science Museum of VA 1987
And those are just the scars visible to the human eye.
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