If you've ever had a dream taken away from you, you know the feeling of utter devastation and powerlessness that follows. The injustice of it gets your blood boiling like nothing else.
But you can't just give up on a dream, right? Even after the injustice, you have to find a way to keep going forward. And when justice is finally served, it's all the sweeter.
Just look at the nightmare Rajee went through. The sun has finally risen for her, but it was a long, dark night until then.
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After a confusing adolescence, Rajee Narinesingh finally came to a turning point in her life: she was transgender.
And so, in 2003, she decided to undergo a transformation. "The last thing I wanted was to look like a man in a dress," she says. "I wanted to be a beautiful woman."
For part of that transformation, she sought injections to re-shape her cheeks, lips, and chin.
Unfortunately, she went to see Oneal Ron Morris, who didn't just botch the procedure; she sabotaged it.
Morris has become known as the "toxic tush" doctor after a string of illegal surgeries injecting foreign substances into her patients, one of whom died. She now faces manslaughter charges in that death.
During Rajee's visit, Morris injected her face with tire sealant and cement.
As you might imagine, Rajee developed hard lumps in her face, one of which even exploded.
She was left disfigured, embarrased, and ashamed. She didn't even feel like she could go to the police.
The plastic surgery that was supposed to turn her life around did the exact opposite.
In 2012, Rajee finally sought help, and after a long process now has a new look...
Rajee went to see Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif, the surgeons on the TV show Botched.
Initially the show turned her away, saying the treatment would likely do more harm than good. Dr. Dubrow explained that the "masses encase all the muscles, nerves, and blood vessels, and taking them out would do a lot of damage to the skin."
And that wasn't the only issue, as even an attempt to remove the cement would make her face an "inflammatory mess".
After some examination, the doctors came up with a strategy.
They gave Rajee some anti-inflammatory medication and used ultrasound to soften the masses before removing them.
And after the surgery, she was all smiles.
"It's a pretty major improvement," Rajee said.
"I look in the mirror and think, "Wow. I'm excited about the future and the wonderful possibilities it holds for me"."
She has a new lease on life and says she has gone from "victim to victorious."
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