'I've never put another bathing suit on in 60 years.' Burn survivor swims after childhood trauma
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Debbie Ward hasn't worn a bathing suit in public since she was nine years old. When she stepped in the water at her local pool as a child, people ridiculed her and moved away, until she left crying. Two years earlier, a terrible accident left Debbie with scars on 70 percent of her body. Now, at the age of 69, she's finally ready to try again. For full episode: How to love the skin you're in click here: https://link.chtbl.com/hAnQjuRN
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