For most of her life, Catherine Parr has had to deal with being called names like 'ugly' and 'monster'. Since she was two years old, she has suffered paralysis that means one side of her face droops.
It has something she has dealt with for 30 years. Strangers cross the street and move their children away. They question if her partner is her carer.
Catherine, 32, has struggled to not hold onto the hurtful words that began in primary school and have followed her into adulthood. She says they've become ingrained in her head. It took doctors years to find an explanation for what was happening to Catherine.
