Allow me to introduce you to my life. When I was 12 years old I was accidentally hit in the face, more specifically the nose, with a metal baseball bat. I am now 26 years old and have struggled with congestion and sinus problems ever since. I am only ever able to fully breath through one nostril, while the other is plugged, and in the Winter months I have a terrible time breathing through either of them. I’ve been to the doctor at least three times a year and they send me on my way with a handful of nasal sprays that I’m expected to use several times throughout the day. They tell me I have chronic rhinitis and that there is no cure. I know better. I can look in the mirror and see the problem right in front of me. My nose is so crooked that you can see the exact spot at which it twists, as well as the two completely different sized nostril holes. There’s a gigantic lump that is obviously interfering with my passageway. You can tell that I have breathing problems by simply looking at me and I refuse to let a doctor tell me otherwise. After all, we know our own bodies better than anyone else, right?
Besides for the mentioned conditions above, I don’t swim and I refuse to put my head under water because my nose runs, and my ears pop becoming plugged for weeks after. I love to exercise – I cannot go a day without it. I used to run three plus miles each night and now can only walk those three plus miles on the treadmill because my breathing can’t keep up and the excessive popping in my ears has become too painful to do anything else. Rollercoasters have been one of my best friends throughout my entire life and as of a couple years ago I’ve had to cut them off completely due to the pressure in my nose that releases itself in my ears. I could continue on with all the ways it’s affected me but I think you get it. It’s affecting my life in ways that I cannot be ok with anymore and I owe it to myself to at least try to make it better.
I’m a single 26-year old, in student debt from college, paying for a car to get to my job every day, that I do love – but do not make enough money to ever be able to afford a surgery like this. I’ve thought long and hard about how I could ever repay someone for donating to my cause and of course, there’s really nothing in this world that could ever thank someone enough but I have come up with an idea that I’m hoping may potentially make this worth your while. So, here it is – all my life I have had friends pushing me to submit modeling pictures to Ford Models out of Chicago, IL. I have refused as I’ve never felt good enough, especially with the face I see when I look in the mirror. I’ve since started to fall more in love with myself and believe that if my nose were even at the least, straightened, I could make it as a model. I propose, that if I can raise the money to have rhinoplasty surgery, I will go for it. I will submit those pictures to Ford Models and I will not stop until I’m noticed. Once I’m noticed I will dedicate an entire shoot to every single person that donated to my cause and I will make it known how I got there. I will also send each of you individually, a personalized thank you along with all photos from my shoot. Lastly, I would like to be able to give back to each of you that supported me. I can’t say that I will be able to for sure but I can promise you that if a modeling career unexpectedly were to take off from this, I will give back to every single person that supported me along the way.
That being said, I want to let you know that I only have one picture of myself on here. I am a very careful, cautious person and I make sure that I exercise every security measure possible to ensure my safety. If you have serious interest in donating to my cause, please reach out to me via email and I will send you close-up images of the above described condition. If all you do is take the time to read this, I still sincerely thank you for even the smallest amount of consideration that you’ve shown just by simply listening to my story.
Jaime