Trina Constable, Canada, British Columbia

This is Jersie who just turned 5 years old! She was born with a vascular hemangioma on her right shoulder. Although she doesn’t quite understand what is on her shoulder, she does get quite upset when people make rude comments about it. Our hope is to educate people. We welcome positive questions instead of comments like ‘ewe that’s gross,’ or ‘why don’t you just remove it,’ or ‘It’s a shame you’d wear a tank top on her considering it could so easily be covered.’ Our hope for Jersie is that she never feels ashamed or bullied because of her vascular birthmark.