Khaila Jai

As a Pisces, I’ve always been a dreamer.

I came of age in a one-of-a-kind era—one that made space for whimsy. It was the time of Hannah Montana, That’s So Raven, The Cheetah Girls, and High School…

As a Black woman with a rare physical disability, I grew up not knowing where—or how—I fit in.

Throughout my childhood, I underwent numerous medical procedures that not only disrupted my life but slowly instilled in me a deep disdain…