Jean Lancaster took him in when he was less than two days old. She wasn’t fazed by his appearance. Instead, she bonded with him right away.
His foster mom gave him the love he deserved. But outside, things were tough.
Starting school, Jono knew he looked different.
“I felt alone, like the only one like me. People win the lottery or become pros, but I wondered, ‘Why me?'” he told Adelaide Now.
Treacher Collins doesn’t affect intelligence, but his looks mattered to classmates. They’d avoid him and make faces.
“I hid my unhappiness from my mom. She’d done so much,” he told the BBC.