Tessa Snyder was diagnosed with bone cancer when she was 11
Despite being so young, she was presented with a difficult proposition of getting her leg amputated
“The procedure would involve cutting above where the tumour was to limit any chance of the cancer coming back”
Tessa got her leg amputated on September 29th, 2000
“School with a prosthetic was difficult”
“When I was in my teen years that’s when I had the most difficulty liking my prosthetic”
“I felt different to everyone else”
“I felt out of place and like I wouldn’t be accepted or have any friends”
The mother of two said it took her almost 20 years to fully accept her prosthesis
“There are days when I don’t want to wear it or days when it hurts, and it gives me sores”
“But one thing I realised is that I couldn’t keep living my life hating something that I couldn’t change”
“My prosthetic is a part of me and it’s who I am”
“It gives me the ability to take me places I want to go and to be able to experience life with my children and partner”
“I love that at almost 30-years-old I feel more beautiful and sexier than ever”
“I am proud to say to that little 11-year-old girl, thank you for not giving up”
To get a glimpse of Tessa’s everyday life, watch the video below
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