An excerpt from Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer And Life Transposed. In the usual post-op haze after reconstructive surgery, in a wide-open, multi-bed recovery room partitioned by wavy muslin walls, I heard one strangled sentence rise above the racket of skittering curtain hooks. “Honey, I’m a monster!” My gaze swiveled toward a half-hidden silhouette
Exploring disfigurement and self-worth originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
