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I DESERVE LOVE AND NOW I’VE FOUND IT!

HE’S never tasted food, spoken or taken a breath unaided. Born without a jaw due to a rare congenital disorder, Joseph Williams (41) is accustomed to being stared at and mocked mercilessly.

Joseph, who was given up for adoption by his birth mother when he was a baby, assumed he’d live his life as a single man.

Bullying, loneliness and depression were all he knew – until he started believing in himself and realised he too deserved a chance at love and happiness.

“I had such low self-esteem and felt worthless, so dating was hard for me. But once I started changing my mindset, I ended up finding my wife.”

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