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HAWTHORNE, Nev. — Terry McCarty was in an accident as a six-year-old child that left him with more than 70 percent of his body severely burned.
Many didn’t expect him to live, and when it became apparent he would pull through, they didn’t expect him to have much of a life or to choose the profession that he did. McCarty wasn’t always so sure of it himself. After the accident, he had to endure the ridicule of classmates, who referred to him as “Freddy Krueger,” along with other vile putdowns.
Still, something kept the young man going as he endured 58 operations to make repairs to his damaged skin. Then, at the age of 25, following years of low self-confidence, he decided that fear should no longer have a place in his life.
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