When I was a one-year-old, my family discovered that I had eczema. Eczema is a skin condition where one has rough, or dry skin that becomes irritated very easily if not treated correctly. This hand represents the struggles that I have experienced throughout my life because of my condition. The little circles drawn in several areas on the back of the hand stand for the spots and scars that I have owned since the first year of my life. The tips of the fingers are purposefully drawn to create a “frowny face” and to create the structure of the nose and eyes. The eyes on all the fingers except the thumb are shaped like teardrops to signify the sadness I kept bundled up inside as a kid.
All the times that I was given weird looks, teased, and stared at made me miserable because I always thought that I could never be like everyone else.