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Leslie thought she was running from these two words, “Pizza Face,” but couldn’t ever quite shake them off. The words were spoken to her and about her, defining her—and she felt those words to her core. Her rare skin disease gave her spots that covered her entire body. When those words were spoken to her, she could have cu
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