Burn Victim Starts Body-positive Campaign After 47 Years of Shame: ‘My Scars Are Wonderful’

Burn Victim Starts Body-positive Campaign After 47 Years of Shame: ‘My Scars Are Wonderful’
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It has taken Sylvia MacGregor nearly 47 years to come to terms with the scars that cover her back, legs, and stomach after a horrific childhood accident left her fighting for her life.

Plagued by body insecurities throughout her childhood and teens, stared at for her difference as an adult, and haunted by two traumatic encounters, MacGregor had to learn how to love herself for who she is.