Students Give Boy, 5, with Brain Condition a Doll with Matching Surgery Scars: ... “He said, ‘Hey, he has my scars!’ That was his initial reaction. He knew those were his scars.

I was only 18 months old when I entered foster care, too young to remember the neglect and abuse that left me with my scars. Their exact cause was a mystery — perhaps cuts, ...

My scar shattered my confidence. Growing up, I loved going to my family's men-only barbecues. As an effeminate boy who often failed to connect with his hot-tempered construction-worker dad, I saw ...