Although we are gradually removing that viewpoint, we are still judged on our appearance. For example, when a guy with tattoos and a hoodie passes next to police officers, they may become suspicious and have them checked. It’s a sad way of looking at life, but that’s how most people judge: the outside appearance is our first impression. Jono Lancaster had a difficult childhood. He has the same flesh and blood as him, but his distinct physical features frequently reminded him of how cruel some people can be…

Jono Lancaster was born in England in 1985, but he didn’t look like the other babies. Treacher-Collins syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive abnormalities of the head and face. The doctors informed Jono’s parents that he would most likely never walk or speak. His parents were so shocked by the diagnosis that they abandoned him after he was born.

“My parents were completely taken aback when I was born. I was discharged from the hospital 36 hours after my birth. Someone was found by social services to look after me. “The foster carer’s name was Jean,” Jono recalled at the 2015 Nord Conference. Jono’s parents abandoned him for adoption when he was only a day old. Fortunately for Jono, a wonderful woman named Jean Lancaster adopted and raised him.

Unlike his parents, Jean felt an instant bond with him when he picked him up. She immediately turned to the nurse and asked, “When can I take him home?” Jono was raised like any other family member, with care, love, and devotion from his mother. Even though Jono was raised well at home, he had a difficult childhood because of people who judged him based on his appearance.

When he went to school, he became more self-aware of himself and how he appeared. “I felt like I was on my own and that I was the only one in the world who was like me.” People win the lottery or become professional footballers, doctors, and lawyers, but I wondered, “Why did I have to end up looking like this?” In an interview with Adelaide Now, Jono stated. Treacher Collins syndrome has no effect on a child’s intelligence, but his classmates were only concerned with his appearance.

They used to avoid him, claiming they didn’t want to catch his “disease.” “I used to hide my dissatisfaction from my mother.” He told the BBC, “She had already done so much for me.” Jono had been a fighter since the beginning, and he wasn’t about to be turned down because of his appearance. His mother, a wonderful and caring woman, taught him better. Jean, his foster mother, attempted to reunite him with his biological parents for five years before taking the next step — adopting Jono on May 18, 1990.

“I have two birthdays!” “I used to tell other kids that my mother went to the hospital, looked at all the babies, and chose me, whereas their parents were stuck with them,” Jono said at the 2015 Nord Conference. In an emotional Facebook post from 2015, Jono stated unequivocally that he will never forget his foster mother. “This lady may be a little short in stature, but she has the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever met.” This lady has been a foster carer for 30 years and has given herself to many people.

This lady cried every time a child was transferred to another foster home because she felt she had failed them in some way. Despite being a single mother in her forties, she took me on despite not knowing what the future held. This lady adopted me and, along with Claire and Stephen, provided me with an incredible family. This lady is an angel, sent to me just when I needed one. Jean is the name of this angel, my mother, my hero.”

As a teen, Jono became rebellious in order to divert attention away from the real issue: his physical features. He drank a lot and used to bribe people with candy to make them like him. “I was feeling so isolated.” Jono decided to take a different path with the love and care of his foster mother. He became a positive force by using his uniqueness to help others.

Jono, a 37-year-old adult, devotes his life to helping others with TCS. He has also served as a team leader for adults with autism. He is now a beacon of hope and support, advising parents on how to provide a bright future for their children who are battling the same disease. “My parents still don’t want anything to do with me,” he explains. “What’s changed is my attitude, and that’s what makes it so effective.” […] I wouldn’t change a thing. My attitude was more incapacitating than anything else.

You can achieve anything if you have the right attitude.” Jono Lancaster’s spouse. Jono met his wife, Laura Richardson, while working as a fitness instructor in 2015. They fell in love, and unlike most people, Laura accepted him for who he was. She saw his good, kind, and generous soul, as well as the one-of-a-kind individual that he is. Until he met Laura, Jono assumed he’d use adoption to start his own family.

“I’ve always wanted to be a father. I crave father-son moments – my adoptive mother was wonderful, but I never had a father figure in my life, and that’s something I desperately want. “I want to do the school run and take my child to dance, gymnastics, or football – whatever they want,” Jono said to the BBC in 2011. According to Jono, any child he fathers has a 50% chance of having TCS, so the prospect of bringing a child and going through what he did was terrifying.

Despite the fact that Jono was born healthy, many children with TCS have serious medical issues. So perhaps adoption was the best option, Jono reasoned. “It worked really well for me, and I think giving a child a second chance is brilliant.” But Laura believes she will have those instincts of wanting to carry a child, and she is concerned that she will find it difficult to care for someone else’s child – or that the child will simply want to find its natural parents.

She also wants our child to be “our” child. And I really want to look after her when she’s pregnant, whether she’s on the sofa or I’m running downstairs at 2 a.m. when she wants a pickle. Laura and I grew apart after ten years together. Jono explained his decision on Instagram, writing: “Myself and Laura spent ten amazing years together before deciding to part ways because we weren’t growing as a couple.” It was all about mutual respect and had nothing to do with appearance.”

Some of his followers expressed sympathy and reminded Jono to stay positive. “I don’t believe breakups can ever be made to sound good.” “It was heartbreaking,” Jono explained. Jono, the inspirational beacon, tells his heartfelt story: