A Nigerian lady burns survivor, identified as Magdalene Edet Ekanem, has made a bold move by showing off her burn scars. The scars are mostly situated in her tummy region, and Ekanem rocked crop tops to show them off. She said she isn’t ashamed of her scars because they are the reminder that she’s alive.
There is a saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” which simply means everything that happens to us good or bad helps us become better people. This is the story of Magdalene Edet Ekanem, a burn survivor who runs a foundation, Magdalene Burns And Scars Survivors Foundation.
As a child I didn’t know the gravity of what happened to me until my late teens, I started having inferiority complex, I couldn’t dress up or even have my bath in front of my fellow girls I was always hiding my body.
I started conquering my fears and inferiority complex in 2016 when a fellow burn survivors photoshoot went viral @chillonmill. Her scars are more than mine yet she is always bold to flaunt them she embrasses her scars, she became my motivation.
When I conquered my fears i thought of it that there are many burn survivors out there that are struggling with emotional trauma and inferiority complex, so i came up with MBSSF, a foundation that is here to stand as a voice for survivors and to render support within our capacity.
Sharing the photos she captioned:
“I show off my scars and I am not ashamed of it because they are reminder that I am alive and someone else’s sign of hope.👑💪💜 @mbss_foundation”