She once was a beautiful 20-something with a clear, flawless complexion, but a an incurable disorder has left Charlotte Hawkins almost unrecognisable. Charlotte Hawkins was a young attractive woman with long golden locks, but a disfiguring condition has left her with bumps all over her skin. Pictures after the cut
When she discovered a lumpy patch of skin at the bottom of her back, she could never have predicted the devastating outcome. Within 10 years the pretty mum-of-one was barely recognisable, covered in bubble-like tumours all over her body and face.
The brave grandmother, 64, lives with America’s worst case of the incurable disorder Type 1 neurofibromatosis. Over the years she has grown to accept her appearance, but as a young woman she admits living with the extreme condition was tough.
“First I got scared. I didn’t know how people were going to react when they saw me," said Charlotte, who lives in a trailer in Loganville, Georgia.
"When I would go out it was kind of rough - people would stare at me."
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