A young woman in Atlanta with a rare condition who was bullied so badly she received death threats and left school now shows off her purple and red skin and has ‘learned to love herself’.
Lexi Chapman, 19, was born with the red and purple mark covering her left arm and neck–which she believed was a port-wine stain: a vascular condition also known as nevus flammeus. Growing up, the teen was self-conscious and tried to cover up in long-sleeved tops and scarves. She says she was tormented by bullies every day at school who called her a “freak'” and teased her–comparing the mark to a “huge hickey”–and even sent death threats.
