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The man who sweats through rain or shine

A man is only as happy as his self-confidence will allow him to be.This is something that Martin knows all too well. Growing up, he thought it was normal that this hands were always wet and he would have to keep wiping them down. After all, his dad always seemed to have a sweaty face. But his friends in school soon brought it to his attention that he was far from normal. That he was unusually sweaty; and the taunting began. 

“My hands would look like they were dripping water. When it came to playing and holding hands no one wanted to hold my hands and they could even shout in protest. And so I had to avoid playing and find excuses to be on my own,” Martin says.

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