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A man born with no jaw says people run away from him in terror \u2013 but finding love has helped him through.<\/p>\n
Joseph Williams, who works as a welder, was born with otofacial syndrome, a rare congenital disorder which is caused by a mutated gene. It meant that he was born without the ability to speak or eat \u2013 he can only communicate through sign language or a text-to-speech-app on his phone.<\/p>\n
As well as his visible deformity, Joseph also has issues with his hearing and sense of smell. \u201cI get all kinds of responses," he told the Love Don't Judge podcast,"such as people running form me because they are scared, or they would scream or cry.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Joseph hopes to become a DJ, but his only other wish is for people to stop staring at him as if he\u2019s a freak. He said: \u201cI understand that I am different and that some people will think I am ugly and not accept me, but I am still a person who has a heart, feelings and a brain,\u201d he says.. \u201cI should be treated with respect, just as anyone else should be.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He had never expected to find love, until he met Vania. She says she couldn\u2019t quite believe what she was seeing when she first caught sight of him: \u201cI first met Joe at work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw him walk into the building. It was early in the morning\u2026 I was thinking to myself \u2018Am I really seeing this?\u2019 \u2013 I didn't want to talk to him because I was curious but I didn't want to be rude and ask him what happened to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
But romance quickly blossomed between the two.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realised I had feelings for her on the second day,\u201d Joseph says. \u201cShe came to work and when she turned the corner and saw me she had a smile on her face and I thought \u2018That's the most beautiful smile I have ever seen.\u2019 Then when I walked past her station she signed the word \u2018Hi\u2019 to me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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A year later they were married. Joseph has taught Vania sign language, to make it easier for them to communicate, and she has learned how to make meals that he can digest through his feeding tube \u2013 because he can\u2019t chew or swallow, he has never tasted food.<\/p>\n
People cruelly accused them of \u201cfaking marriage for attention\u201d because of his condition, because they can\u2019t kiss like a regular couple, and accuse her of cheating on him.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoe is very independent,\u201d Vania explained. \u201che doesn't need my help with anything. The only thing I would do for Joe is help blend his food up, and sometimes when he's tired I\u2019ll give him you know his feeding tube.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI had to learn patience with Joe because he has to use his talk to speech and I have to wait on his response.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a whirlwind romance. \u201cWe got married June 26 2020,\u201d Vania said. \u201cWe didn't tell anybody, we just eloped. We went to a courthouse in Indiana and we were just signing papers \u2013 we weren\u2019t planning on getting married then and there but the lady at the courthouse said \u2018Hey do you guys want to get married today?\u2019 And I said yes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn't even dressed our family wasn\u2019t there\u2026 it just it just felt all wrong but it felt right at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph hopes to become a DJ, but his only other wish is for people to stop staring at him as if he\u2019s a freak. He said: \u201cI understand that I am different and that some people will think I am ugly and not accept me, but I am still a person who has a heart, feelings and a brain,\u201d he says.. \u201cI should be treated with respect, just as anyone else should be.\u201d<\/p>\n
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