A Waikato woman who bears the scars of burns to 60 per cent of her body has endured more than 25 surgeries since childhood. Donna, now 56, told Checkpoint her early memories of living with burns scars was terrible, with teasing at school and a teacher telling her to harden up. RNZ After each surgery to treat Donna's burns, there would be pain for at least a couple of months. After each surgery to treat Donna's burns, there would be pain for at least a couple of months. "Everywhere you looked there was survivor after survivor, and it was like, I'm really comfortable here.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2019 18:33 UTC