For all his young life Rory had put up with being called “freak” and “alien”. The constant insults had become so bad that in his darkest hour he thought dying on the operating table would not be the worst thing that could happen. “The mental side of the abuse I had to face really halted my ­development from a teenager into a young man. If I did go out, I’d experience prejudice and that would make me feel really bad about myself. He says: “I’m really excited and overwhelmed to be shortlisted.

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2018 20:15 UTC