My full story (my life)

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I was born with a birth defect and had multiple surgeries on my head, feet,and spine. I faced death from birth to now on multiple occasions. I was born with a birth defect called spina bifida. When I was born my spine was on the outside of my back instead of where it should have been. Both of my feet were turned inward. I also had fluid on my brain and had to have a shunt (tube) put in my head that runs down my body and drains the fluid off of my brain. I was never suppose to walk or talk or recognize anyone. They said I wouldn't live past the age of two. I am now 32 years old and I can walk and talk and obviously type as well. Life has been rough but I can honestly say it hasn't been all that bad, I have had some wonderful times in my life. I am blessed with a wonderful wife and our beautiful baby girl. My therapist who pushed me to walk and learn passed away at my age of cancer but I hope she is looking down on me with a smile because I wouldn't be where I am today without her. R.I.P. margo ( I was young so I don't remember her last name) My father was also a huge help in my life he never let me quit he pushed me hard and told me it was because he knew I could do a lot. Well I don't know about a lot but I am making it and I thank him for that. He also passed away recently of cancer R.I.P. dad. My father was the parent I was raised by. My "mother" or as I like to call her, egg donor left when I was a baby, There are plenty of details to that. She didn't just leave me, when her and my father divorced she told the judge that I was an embarrassment to her because I was in a wheelchair. The judge she told this to was also in a wheelchair (very bright huh?) Anyways I was also sexually molested by one of her boyfriends and still to this day have nightmares from it which is weird because I was a child. Nobody told me about that before the dreams started. I grew up went to school and loved grade school but of course the older people get the more mean they become. So I went through a few years being bullied for the way I walked, my bathroom problems etc. Some of the teachers would make it worse because they would call me into the hallway of the school making it obvious. I dropped out of school right before 9th grade. I didn't meet my "mother" again until I was sixteen and she walked up and told me she was my mother and I just gave my father a look like, "were you on drugs?" lol I know that's not nice but hey I was sixteen and this woman whom I didn't know walked up claiming to be my mother. Me and her have a half social relationship now but we will never have a mother son relationship. She spends most of her time locked up anyway so I guess we couldn't if we wanted. As a teenager I started to become what they call an "outcast". I did things I am not proud of to try and be the "cool" kid. Smoking,drinking etc. I attempted suicide by cutting my arm which I now have scars from that remind me everyday how hard I worked to get where I am today., I was never the kid anybody wanted to be friends with. I am now 32 and I have a wonderful wife and together we have a beautiful baby girl. I still have my "hate the world" moments but at least now I feel like I have something worth living for. This is my full story and if I think of anything I left out I will edit and add. I hope this inspires people to never give up, never quit. Keep fighting, keep surviving and don't let anyone else bring you down. You are here for a reason.