Faces of Hope Blog

So What If I Look Different!
Karen Scuilli - November 10, 2019

How many of you have been stared at, pointed at or even worse, bullied or laughed at for looking different? Many of us living with facial or bodily disfigurement have gone through this. We are all created different with unique gifts and qualities. It would be boring or mundane if we were all the same, […]

Act of Kindness
By Karen Scuilli - November 3, 2019

My son, Seth, did a project for his 8th grade German Class called, 24 days of acts of kindness for the Holiday season. As we discussed several things he would do as acts of kindness, I began to think that this is something that is extremely important to individuals like myself living with facial or […]

Why Won’t My Doctors Listen to Me? by Grady
Karen Scuilli - October 21, 2019

I’m a 44 year old male and 2 years ago, I was going through a divorce, which was prompted after learning that my wife was having an affair. Shortly after that, I developed cystic acne on my forehead and in my eyes which became very uncomfortable. I was seen by an Opthalmologist and Dermatologist at […]

Pittsburgh Magazine -Finding Her Voice: An Acid Attack Victim Fights Back
By Cristina Rouvalis - October 14, 2019

I first spoke to Hanifa in July 2016, after someone gave her my business card at her church. We became instant friends. We are both single mother and even though are stories are very different, we share a lot of the same feelings of isolation, discrimination and gratitude for being alive. I was drawn to […]

“Swimming Upstream: My Struggle and Triumph Over Cancer and Medical Establishment”
Sajjad Iqbal - October 6, 2019

As many of you know, facing any adversity is challenging. Being a healthcare professional makes this journey more difficult. Dr. Iqbal shares his story which was featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in August. He has attended our Face2Face Healing Support Group meetings via Vidyo Conferencing from his home in New Jersey. It has been a […]