The Bump

Fun Friday post.

That is my left hand. That odd looking thing up there next to my pinky finger is what remains of a sixth finger or, as I affectionately refer to it, the bump.

When I was born, doctors thought it was out of the norm but 26 years later, I would learn it is one of the major signifiers of Joubert syndrome.

The finger was amputated when I was just a baby, and I've had the bump ever since. It's mostly just tissue in there, so it never gets in the way.

It's a pretty good conversation starter, too! People always ask about it, and I'm pretty quick to bring it up. Fun story: When I was in grade Primary, so about five years old, another boy in my class was missing several fingers. I guess I had told him I was born with extra and the doctors could give him mine.

The bump isn't without controversy, though. It is always a cause for debate between me and my mother. She always thinks it's growing (it's not!) and wants me to see about getting it removed. I have an appointment with my family doctor coming up, and I've agreed to at least ask about the possibility of maybe having it looked at. But I've played around with it, moving it backwards to see what my hand could look like without it, and it just looks so...normal. *shudders*

Cheers