When Morenike Oshin of @morenikeelisabeth was six years old, she was the victim of a gas explosion sparked by a propane tank—and now she’s sharing her story as part of our #ThisisMe series. Head to @healthmagazine to see the full IG story takeover. . Left with severe burns on her face, arms, right thigh, and the back of her neck, Oshin was in the hospital so much, she felt like it was her second home. "Every time I remember it, it's like I'm in a movie,” she says, recalling her mother fainting upon seeing her burns for the first time. "I've had more surgeries on my face than most people will have in their entire lives." . After 21 years of invasive reconstructive surgeries that would require her to be out of school for weeks, Oshin developed "surgery fatigue." She was exhausted from going under the knife so many times to create a more "normal" appearance. "My body started to get tired of going under four times a year.“ Even entering a hospital would give her panic attacks, she says. Then, she had a revelation. "I started to listen to my body and stop depending on those surgeries to 'fix' me. There was nothing to fix. I don't need to look like anybody else." . Once Oshin stopped trying to fix her appearance, she turned to fashion as a personal refuge to help reflect who she was on the inside—continually pushing her comfort boundaries by wearing bright colors, silhouettes, and prints. "Fashion helped heal me in a way—it helped me deal with the turmoil that I felt inside," she says. "I could be bold and loud whenever I felt like I couldn't be in my life, and no one could take that voice from me." . Tap the link in bio for the full article 👆