Facing Up to It: One Woman's Transformational Journey from Craving Acceptance to Accepting Herself.

Think bullies were mean to you?Imagine what it would have been like if you had a different face.When Dawn has a fast-growing tumor removed shortly after birth it not only reshapes the left half of her face leaving it deconstructed and paralyzed; it reshapes her entire life. Her journey of self-discovery and acceptance involves the physical the emotional and the spiritual.Teased mocked and bullied throughout her childhood and tortured by a co-dependent relationship as a young adult Facing Up to It is a story familiar to many but Dawn Shaw faced it all with permanent facial paralyses and years of painful reconstructive surgeries. Looking at Dawn its easy to imagine a life of isolation and despair but in this triumphant memoir Dawn Shaw chronicles her journey to self-acceptance finding love and wholeness. The message is clear: if she could face up to the cards she was dealt anyone can.