The Words That Hit Home

Of course, the decision to stop all these surgeries didn’t just happen overnight. Robert talked about it with his parents. It was when his younger brother said something that he realized that going blind wasn’t worth it. They were talking one day when Michael just spoke up and said, “Well what use is it being pretty if he can’t even see himself.” And that was the statement that hit home.

Growing Up

While Robert’s face had undergone several changes, strangers would still stop and stare. Nonetheless, he was able to find a way to shut them down. When some would ask why he looked a certain way, he simply answered that he was born that way. Nine times out of 10, they would keep quiet, as if satisfied by that simple statement.