I spent years trying to hide my face. Now I know that my differences have given me strength.

I spent years trying to hide my face. Now I know that my differences have given me strength.

Brooke Parrish as a baby in the mid-1990s and as an adult today.Courtesy of Brooke ParrishBrooke Parrish was born with the rare genetic condition called Pfeiffer syndrome.Characterized by anomalies of the skull, face, and limbs, it's caused by early fusion of the bones.Parrish tried to hide her facial differences as a child and teenager, but now she embraces them.This story is based on a conversation with Brooke Parrish, 29, a higher education a…