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BudderflyFlowers

Female Born on August 6, 1986
by on October 30, 2017
The end of Aug I had a biopsy done and received a call on Sept 6th that I officially have Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). It's my first official skin cancer. It was not a shock, but also a train wreck at the same time. The last 15 years I've heard many of my friends with EB, Epidermolysis Bullosa, have found themselves diagnosed with this cancer on multiple occasions, then have it removed. I lived with one of my best friends, and mentor, for four months and witnessed her SCC being removed by ...
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by on May 8, 2017
when i medicate i love listening to music and working. Coffee, tea, to warm me up, and to help energize me. Then eventually i can't help but leap off of whatever I'm laying or sitting on. I sleep a lot so i can heal. Everyone probably sees it as being lazy, complacent. I'm always exhausted. I'm always in pain. The only way I can get up and even take care of myself is by medicating. Most people i come across see it as a bad shameful thing to do. Or maybe I've been too critical on myself ...
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by on April 3, 2017
Hello, My name is Vanessa which means butterfly because Vanessa is a genus butterfly species subtype. I have a rare genetic (meaning not contagious) skin condition called Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa(RDEB or EB). My skin is lacking a certain amount of collagen that keeps the top layer of skin from staying bonded to the bottom layer of skin, causing blistering or open wounds to form. They call us the butterfly children because our skin is as delicate as butterfly wings and most do n...
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