Tonight at Bradleigh’s art show, we walked around looking at all of the artwork from students across our county. We entered one room and a young boy, maybe 7 walked up to Olivia and me asked what happened. He was kind, not intrusive but inquisitive. I explained that Olivia had a surgery on her head and that’s what caused the scar. Then he asked about her hair, I explained that she is taking medicine that made it fall out but it will grow back when she’s done with the medicine.
As we were leaving the art show, I told Olivia that I was proud that the young boy just came up and asked. He didn’t stare, he didn’t make her feel awkward. Later at dinner Olivia shared with me that it’s more so adults that stare at her and make her feel uncomfortable.
Isn’t that interesting…and sad! #Oliviastrong
#scarsarebeautiful
First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.