Man Whose Mother Called Him "Ugly" At Birth Has Come A Long Way After 44 Years

The day your child is born is one you will remember for the rest of your life. The moment you get to see your child’s face for the first time is ingrained in your memory forever. This moment was even more impactful in a day and age when there were no prenatal scans to catch a glimpse of your baby’s face before they were delivered. In the 1970s when Australian Robert Hoge was born, if your child were to have a facial abnormality, you wouldn’t know until the moment you looked them in the eyes, face to face. 

This is what happened to Robert Hoge, a now 44-year-old man who was born with a large facial tumor that his mother called “ugly” at birth. Not only was Robert born with a facial tumor, he had other physical abnormalities that would affect him for the rest of his life…

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Robert Hoge was born 44 years ago in Australia with a severe facial tumor and deformed legs. 

His mother Mary had a clear reaction when she saw her fifth child Robert for the first time.

She told her sister that “he is so ugly.” While many people may immediately attack his mother for saying such a mean thing about her own son, it’s also the case that she had to deal with the shock of giving birth to a child with substantial physical problems. At the time, his mother simply didn’t want to take him home. 

The family, of course, took little Robert home, even after it was suggested that he be put in an institution. 

Robert had to undergo several surgeries after birth, one being the removal of the facial tumor that had grown to roughly the size of a tennis ball. He also had to have both legs amputated to make room for prostheses. 

Here he is pictured with his four siblings. 

Robert explained to NPR how he used to respond to children who pointed out his deformities…