If you or someone you know is unhappy being short, then please tell them about my story - Being short has literally saved my life. When I was 18 I was in a horrific car accident. The bonnet on the car was caved in, the solid roof was peeled back and ended up at the boot end of the car, my car door got thrown off and was found quite a way from where the car finally stopped. The head rest on my seat was completely gone. It was so bad it made the local news papers and it was on ceefax within hours