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MY SCARS ARE PART OF ME

‘I’M NOT UNDER THE PRETENCE I LOOK LIKE BRAD PITT. BUT I UNDERSTAND BEAUTY IS BEYOND THAT’

THE day his life changed began uneventfully enough. It was a warm day, the sun rising high in a cloudless sky – the perfect weather for a little boy to play outside.

Which is exactly what two-year-old Joshua Reyes was doing. But as the day wore on and the temperature soared, the toddler went in search of water to cool down. He grabbed what he thought was a bottle of water and poured the liquid over his head

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