A Kenyan with vitiligo
My name is Kevin. I am a Kenyan and have lived with Vitiligo for over 10 years now. What started as a slight discoloration of my upper...
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Faried Molai
Jan 23, 20223 min read
I didn't recognize the face in the mirror.
Carmen Carcia from the US shares her personal vitiligo story. A story with difficulties many of us can relate to.
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Faried Molai
Dec 20, 20212 min read
THE THING THAT MADE MICHAEL JACKSON TURN WHITE.
Melissa Van Gent Miss December Vitiligo Awareness Calendar 2021 When I was sixteen years old, I got diagnosed with Vitiligo. You know…...
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andreaislas8
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Lessons learned
This time of the year always has me nostalgic and at the same time very grateful. I have to admit that it hasn't been easy and I have...
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andreaislas8
Oct 26, 20213 min read
A connection beyond our skin.
A couple of days ago I had a dream where I saw my grandmother again. I was telling her all about my Vitiligo project and how amazed I was...
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Sarya Kayal
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Love the skin you’re in
Roses are red violets are blue You don’t know me But I have a cure for you I know I’m not the only one who has been advised by random...
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andreaislas8
Sep 18, 20212 min read
Keeping it real
I have lived my vitiligo mostly with love and acceptance. I grew up with the most amazing people who made me feel awesome everyday and...
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Sarya Kayal
Aug 31, 20212 min read
New Spots New Thoughts
I have been noticing new patches of vitiligo appearing on my skin lately. At first, I admit I was a little annoyed – I just got used to...
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andreaislas8
Aug 6, 20212 min read
The Law Of Attraction.
These couple of weeks with summer being back, I realized something different within me and I believe it reflects on how other people look...
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Faried Molai
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Nóra Kertész - My Vitiligo Story
Today we will share a beautiful catching vitiligo story by Nóra Kertész. Nóra (20) is a young woman living in the beautiful city Érd in...
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Sarya Kayal
Jul 24, 20212 min read
Art is Everywhere
Living with vitiligo since 1997, I have been advised of many types of therapies to help deal with the issues that followed; whether that...
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Selina Reinhart
Jul 10, 20212 min read
STEREOTYPED THINKING
I always come back to a point in my life where it amazes me how entangled people can be in their thinking and the associated drawers. But...
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andreaislas8
Jun 22, 20213 min read
June 25th, More than just World Vitiligo Day.
June has become a special month, all because of World Vitiligo Day. I remembered 2 years ago, I found out that there was a special day...
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Sarya Kayal
Jun 8, 20212 min read
Vitiligo Awareness Month
June has arrived, and as we welcome a new month to the year, we take a moment to recognise what it stands for; A time to shed light on...
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Selina Reinhart
May 25, 20213 min read
INSTAGRAM CONNECTS
Instagram connects, friendships develop and you find inspiration in the topics that occupy and interest you. I like to use my Instagram...
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andreaislas8
May 11, 20213 min read
In vitiligo there are no faults, just lessons.
Being this close to Mother’s Day we decided to invite our moms to the vitiligo-support group we meet each month. We wanted to hear their...
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Sarya Kayal
Apr 27, 20212 min read
350 days later ...
It almost has been a whole year since I began collaborating with Vitiligo Awareness International. It feels like just yesterday that I...
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andreaislas8
Apr 6, 20213 min read
The small changes start with us.
This past week there has been something stuck in my mind, it is something that we have been talking about on social media and in our...
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Sarya Kayal
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Confrontations
Being in public can tend to be a little daunting when you have a physical appearance that is visibly different in comparison to the...
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Selina Reinhart
Mar 3, 20212 min read
On The Cover Of A Magazine
It was funny and above all professional. The shoot, (on 1.11.20'), with Christian, the photographer from Ulm/Germany, is known on social...
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andreaislas8
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Selflove is the best love
Being surrounded by love this week has had me thinking about what Valentine´s Day really means. It´s not just about the love between a...
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Sarya Kayal
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Lessons in Lockdown
Although lockdown was tough on our business and just everyday general living, it gave us all an opportunity to spend more time together....
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Selina Reinhart
Jan 26, 20213 min read
WITHOUT ART IT WILL BE STILL!!
Most people on social media know this title and some people certainly decorate their status with it in these arduous times. I, too, chose...
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andreaislas8
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Time to live freely
Doing a recount of what a year it has been and looking back at the things that got on hold, I realized that I wasted days in my life...
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