[New post] I Never Wanted my Hemangioma to Define Me

Emily Weitz posted: "Emily Weitz | Longreads | October 2019 | 13 minutes (3,434 words)   Some kids spent a week of their summers at the Jersey Shore. Others went camping in the Adirondacks. I spent a week every summer of my childhood in the Children's Ward of NYU Hos" New post on Longreads I Never Wanted my Hemangioma to Define Me by Emily Weitz Emily Weitz | Longreads | October 2019 | 13 minutes (3,434 words)   Some kids spent a week of their summers at the Jersey Shore. Others went camping in the Adirondacks. I spent a week every summer of my childhood in the Children's Ward of NYU Hospital. Muppet movie nights and a play room where children in wheelchairs piece puzzles together. The click click of high heels hurrying down hallways, the smell of cleaning supplies and anesthesia in the air. I never wanted my hemangioma to define me. Even if it took up half my face, like a suffocating, throbbing purple blanket over the real me. I knew that it was the first thing people noticed when they looked at me. Who's going to notice big brown eyes when they're sitting next to a volcano that exploded on a little girl's cheek? Read more of this post Emily Weitz | October 30, 2019 at 6:00 am | Tags: adolescence, bullying, Emily Weitz, Hemangioma, hospitals, identity, middle school | Categories: Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-ykv Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/10/30/i-never-wanted-my-hemangioma-to-define-me/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com