However, Mahogany\u2019s life changed for the better when an agency offered her a modeling job. She started spreading body positivity and showing everyone they should love their uniqueness!<\/p>\n
Mahogany was born with a rare condition<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-19.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMahogany lives in Tennessee. She was born with a rare condition called lymphedema, which causes swelling because of excess fluids collected in the soft tissue of the body. This condition left Geter with a 100-lb leg.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-20.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nAfter she was diagnosed with the condition, it was very difficult for her to walk. \u201cIt drains my energy, of course, because it\u2019s an extra 100 pounds,\u201d said Mahogany. She does a lot of physiotherapy and massages to manage the fibrosis in her leg.<\/p>\n
Struggles and difficulties while growing up<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-21.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe talked about her struggles while growing up: \u201cI\u2019ve been through a very depressed state because you\u2019re a little kid, and you have a bunch of grown adults staring at you. I will say it probably can affect you more mentally and emotionally,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4-20.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany said: \u201cAs a child, I never felt pretty. I felt ugly, like a freak of nature, and cried in private so many times.\u201d She turned down every surgery doctors suggested to her, and accepted herself as she was.<\/p>\n
Her modeling journey started in 2017<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-19.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany worked at Walmart. Her life changed for the better when she was offered a modeling job in 2017. A photographer saw her and she let him photograph her. \u201cI was like, \u2019I\u2019m getting older now, maybe it\u2019s time I start putting my full body out there,\u2019 and hopefully me doing that can help somebody else,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n![]()
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany was featured in a Youtube video that went viral. That was the starting point of her blooming career. Her social media presence gained a lot of followers instantly. \u201cMainly, I\u2019ve gotten a lot of positive responses, and the ones I like the most are that it helps people that also feel low about themselves,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n
She wants everyone to embrace their uniqueness<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/7-18.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMahogany stays positive and wants everyone to do the same thing to themselves. She aims for people to embrace their unique features. Mahogany spreads body positivity and encourages people to love themselves. \u201cPeople have been so nice and supportive of me online. It isn\u2019t all trolling and negativity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n![]()
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n\nAdvertisement<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIf I ever make it big, I want to buy my mother a house and take care of my family, then I\u2019ll do everything I can to raise awareness of lymphedema to pay it back to everyone who has ever shown me kindness,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n
Her journey has inspired many.<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-18.jpg\")
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nStruggles have made Mahogany stronger. She uses her condition to inspire other people. \u201cFor the longest, I felt so low about myself, but once I got older and with loads of support from the online lymphedema community and my mom who is my inspiration, I realized how beautiful I am. Not only looks, but as a person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Do you know someone with unique conditions that inspire people in their daily life? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Mahogany lives in Tennessee. She was born with a rare condition called lymphedema, which causes swelling because of excess fluids collected in the soft tissue of the body. This condition left Geter with a 100-lb leg.<\/p>\n
After she was diagnosed with the condition, it was very difficult for her to walk. \u201cIt drains my energy, of course, because it\u2019s an extra 100 pounds,\u201d said Mahogany. She does a lot of physiotherapy and massages to manage the fibrosis in her leg.<\/p>\n
Struggles and difficulties while growing up<\/h3>\n\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe talked about her struggles while growing up: \u201cI\u2019ve been through a very depressed state because you\u2019re a little kid, and you have a bunch of grown adults staring at you. I will say it probably can affect you more mentally and emotionally,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany said: \u201cAs a child, I never felt pretty. I felt ugly, like a freak of nature, and cried in private so many times.\u201d She turned down every surgery doctors suggested to her, and accepted herself as she was.<\/p>\n
Her modeling journey started in 2017<\/h3>\n\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany worked at Walmart. Her life changed for the better when she was offered a modeling job in 2017. A photographer saw her and she let him photograph her. \u201cI was like, \u2019I\u2019m getting older now, maybe it\u2019s time I start putting my full body out there,\u2019 and hopefully me doing that can help somebody else,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n![]()
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMahogany was featured in a Youtube video that went viral. That was the starting point of her blooming career. Her social media presence gained a lot of followers instantly. \u201cMainly, I\u2019ve gotten a lot of positive responses, and the ones I like the most are that it helps people that also feel low about themselves,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n
She wants everyone to embrace their uniqueness<\/h3>\n\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMahogany stays positive and wants everyone to do the same thing to themselves. She aims for people to embrace their unique features. Mahogany spreads body positivity and encourages people to love themselves. \u201cPeople have been so nice and supportive of me online. It isn\u2019t all trolling and negativity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n![]()
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n\nAdvertisement<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIf I ever make it big, I want to buy my mother a house and take care of my family, then I\u2019ll do everything I can to raise awareness of lymphedema to pay it back to everyone who has ever shown me kindness,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n
Her journey has inspired many.<\/h3>\n\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nStruggles have made Mahogany stronger. She uses her condition to inspire other people. \u201cFor the longest, I felt so low about myself, but once I got older and with loads of support from the online lymphedema community and my mom who is my inspiration, I realized how beautiful I am. Not only looks, but as a person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Do you know someone with unique conditions that inspire people in their daily life? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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She talked about her struggles while growing up: \u201cI\u2019ve been through a very depressed state because you\u2019re a little kid, and you have a bunch of grown adults staring at you. I will say it probably can affect you more mentally and emotionally,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n Mahogany said: \u201cAs a child, I never felt pretty. I felt ugly, like a freak of nature, and cried in private so many times.\u201d She turned down every surgery doctors suggested to her, and accepted herself as she was.<\/p>\n Mahogany worked at Walmart. Her life changed for the better when she was offered a modeling job in 2017. A photographer saw her and she let him photograph her. \u201cI was like, \u2019I\u2019m getting older now, maybe it\u2019s time I start putting my full body out there,\u2019 and hopefully me doing that can help somebody else,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n Mahogany was featured in a Youtube video that went viral. That was the starting point of her blooming career. Her social media presence gained a lot of followers instantly. \u201cMainly, I\u2019ve gotten a lot of positive responses, and the ones I like the most are that it helps people that also feel low about themselves,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n Mahogany stays positive and wants everyone to do the same thing to themselves. She aims for people to embrace their unique features. Mahogany spreads body positivity and encourages people to love themselves. \u201cPeople have been so nice and supportive of me online. It isn\u2019t all trolling and negativity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIf I ever make it big, I want to buy my mother a house and take care of my family, then I\u2019ll do everything I can to raise awareness of lymphedema to pay it back to everyone who has ever shown me kindness,\u201d said Mahogany.<\/p>\n Struggles have made Mahogany stronger. She uses her condition to inspire other people. \u201cFor the longest, I felt so low about myself, but once I got older and with loads of support from the online lymphedema community and my mom who is my inspiration, I realized how beautiful I am. Not only looks, but as a person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Do you know someone with unique conditions that inspire people in their daily life? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mahogany Geter was born with a rare condition. Because of that, she was left with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":47,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Her modeling journey started in 2017<\/h3>\n
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n
She wants everyone to embrace their uniqueness<\/h3>\n
\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0\u00a9 lymph.goddess23 \/ Instagram<\/a><\/figure>\n
Her journey has inspired many.<\/h3>\n