Carla Sosenko, a well-known writer whose work has appeared in Marie Claire, Self and Urge Magazine among others, and who is currently working for Bauer publishing, admitted in a recent Marie Claire article that she suffers from a rare disease called Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS).
According to news.lalate, KTS is a rare congenital disorder of the blood and lymph vessels and surrounding soft tissue. The characteristics of this condition may include:
Capillary malformation–flat, pink, red, or purple mark that appears at birth and typically covers a large area of the affected limb; and excessive growth of one or more (lower) limbs, among other symptoms.
Part of her article states: "My right leg is larger than my left and
trails slightly when I walk; my back is an uneven, fatty slab with a
dense lump above the waist; and a gigantic port-wine stain reaches
around my broad torso and down toward my right thigh."
In my opinion, it's always admirable to see someone confront the world with their disease–for both education purposes and their own peace of mind.