Chemo Scar Was Edited Out Of Yearbook Photos Without Her Consent [View all]

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16-year-old Indiana resident Allison Hale and cancer survivor was devastated to see that her yearbook photo had been edited to remove her chemotherapy port (vein-access device) scar. Hale had ordered untouched photos.

“I wore a sweater to specifically show off my port scar. I love showing it off, I’m not ashamed of it. We all know, I’ve gone through Hell and back this last year, and I want to show off my proof of life and winning. I don’t want it covered up. I don’t feel ashamed or embarrassed by it,” Hale said in a Facebook post.

However, her chemo scar was photoshopped out of her yearbook photo.
“But seemingly, scars are uncomfortable. Scars are unacceptable. Scars are something to be hidden and to be embarrassed about," she continued, sharing the edited photos.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-cancer-survivor-speaks-out-after-her-chemo-scar-was-edited-out-of-yearbook-photos-without-her-consent/ar-AAQqEFw


She added: ‘I truly feel incredibly disrespected and disgusted.’

The school yearbook photographers were quick to fix the image and apologize.

Hale had been looking forward to the photograph to celebrate how far she had come, and while the situation was upsetting, it left her on a mission to inspire others to embrace their scars.

‘Everyone looks different. Everyone has something, and everyone is going to have an opinion of themselves and other people,’ she said. ‘You need to stop thinking, “How do people see me?” and start thinking more of, “How do you see you?” Once that perspective changes, everything changes.’

The teen was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2020 right before Christmas. The news completely wrecked her.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/04/teen-cancer-survivor-heartbroken-over-cancer-scar-edited-from-photo-15546646/