victim of an horrific acid attack in 2008. By acid attack, I mean sulfuric acid (a highly corrosive liquid) was thrown on her face. It's unbelievable to imagine that anyone could do that to someone and that someone could suffer so badly in such an unimaginable way.
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| Still beautiful in my eyes: Katie, before the attack (left) and Katie today (right) |
Today Katie has committed herself to increasing awareness about burn victims. A documentary which followed Katie's incredibly difficult journey since the attack called 'Katie: My Beautiful Face' was aired in the UK on Channel 4. She has also released a best-selling autobiography and taken up a regular writing gig as a magazine columnist. However, the biggest commitment that Katie has taken up is creating her own charitable organisation called the Katie Piper Foundation.
Apart from being a huge inspiration to me, Katie's story has also been a massive wake-up call. I'm not one to fuss over my physical appearance constantly (I'm not one who wears make-up daily, for example) but there are times when I feel unhappy or dissatisfied with my looks - face, body, hair, whatever. But while I was watching Katie's documentary, I really felt ashamed of myself. How can I whinge or how dare I even think about whingeing about my face, my skin, my 'imperfections?' It just really made my 'short-comings' seem so pathetically insignificant.
Importantly, it's inspired me to appreciate my life more and what I have! So for the next month, I am going to try and commit to blogging about 30 things I am grateful for in my life whenever I can!
If you are interested in finding out more about Katie's foundation and her personal story, visit her website: www.katiepiperfoundation.org.uk and also check out where you can purchase her book!
À la prochaine foir...
(Til next time)
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