"Because of these scars, I have this incredible ability to get people's attention," Jayr says. Rebecca Kaduru: "I really could appreciate how he has been able to leverage his personal experience and use that as a way to kind of teach and connect with others" She knew she couldn't engage publicly with her injured face the way Jayr had.
Rebecca Kaduru was driving home... then woke up in an ambulance. She'd been in involved in an accident and her face was smashed. Living in Uganda, she struggled to receive appropriate care for her injuries - making her healing process dishearteningly slow and painful.
It was then that Rebecca stumbled across an episode of The Happiness Lab about JR Martinez - an army veteran badly burned in Iraq. His story brought her comfort and the confidence to keep on her path to recovery. We hear about Rebecca's ordeal and introduce her to JR.
NEXT TIME: To give you a chance to hear the episode that inspired Rebecca, we'll republish it on The Happiness Lab feed.
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