Robert Hoge was born to a suburban Australian family in 1972; he had a large tumor on his face and malformed legs most likely the result of his mother taking medication before she knew she was expecting. At first his mother, who had four other children at home, didn’t want to see her son and considered abandoning her youngest to a Home. Her doctors even recommended it. However, she quickly came around and became a champion for her youngest son. I knew I was ugly. […]