Living with vitiligo can be emotionally debilitating; strangers staring inquisitively at the white patches adorning our skin is less traumatic to our psyche than the little voice in our head that berates our own self. Whether it is about the vitiligo or about any other aspect of our life, it’s imperative that we find a [...]

Living with vitiligo can be emotionally debilitating; strangers staring inquisitively at the white patches adorning our skin is less traumatic to our psyche than the little voice in our head that berates our own self. Whether it is about the vitiligo or about any other aspect of our life, it’s imperative that we find a [...]

There are so many different concepts out there about what may trigger vitiligo and one prevailing commonality that seems to resonate with many of us is stress. Many events in one’s life can be stressful, but I think that it’s not so much the big events like a death of a loved one or loss [...]

There are so many different concepts out there about what may trigger vitiligo and one prevailing commonality that seems to resonate with many of us is stress. Many events in one’s life can be stressful, but I think that it’s not so much the big events like a death of a loved one or loss [...]

Guest Post by Rory Green: I have a skin condition called Vitiligo.  Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder that causes pigment to disappear.  My body is scattered with randomly shaped patches and spots that have lost all colour.  I’ve named them my islands of white.  Thousands of people are living with the condition in varying degrees. [...]

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting a dear friend, Noemi, for coffee. She had just gotten back from a 3 month visit to her home in Argentina so it was wonderful to catch up. After telling her about my passion for the new blog talk radio show i’ve been doing, our conversation turned to vitiligo. Upon reflecting for a moment, she told me some thoughts that her mom once shared about her views about vitiligo…take a listen.

What are the views of vitiligo in your part of the world? …

It’s not often that I receive an email that I want to share with others, but this came to my box today from one of my best friends and I think you might enjoy it, too!
Handbook for 2011
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more …

I have one question that i am so scared to find out the answer: WILL MY HAIR FALL OUT BECAUSE I HAVE VITILIGO? I tried to research [and found] nothing. Please HELP. I’m really scared. I love my hair i don’t want to lose that too. Some of my roots near my forehead where some of the vitiligo is turning white. What can i do???

A couple of months ago, you told me that this site was the first thing you check when you get into work, and I want to say, “thank you!” Thank you for visiting each day, sharing your thoughts with others through our comment area, and for always bringing a ray of sunshine to our lives with your kind and uplifting words.You rock!
Enjoy the morning, Mary from Canada!

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Living with vitiligo isn’t easy; in fact, it’s downright difficult. We have to deal with uninvited questions, concerned stares, unsympathetic doctors, job discrimination, etc… And that’s just from the outside world which, let’s face it, is a lot kinder than our own thoughts about our vitiligo.
We wonder what caused it. Why we got it; if it is to serve some greater purpose. We feel self-conscious. And if we didn’t have a healthy self-esteem before vitiligo made its grand appearance in our life, it can quickly spiral further downward. We …