Woman With Vitiligo Transformed With Make-up After 17 Years Of Horrendous Bullying

Lisa had a normal, happy childhood until she noticed a white mark on her body when she was around seven years old, then it developed on to her leg and just kept spreading. Lisa suffered horrendous bullying while growing up with vitiligo and has bad memories of that period of her life.

"When I was in high school the kids were very mean to me. 'The abuse, the name-calling and the fighting were all very difficult to deal with. I would just go home and cry - I would always run home straight to my sister, she has always had my back and fought my battles for me.

I'm just so glad I had somebody there who would stick up for me and help me through the difficult times. The years of bullying have led me to always expect the worst when I'm out in public. It's really difficult.'

After 17 years of this suffering, Lisa has turned to a skin specialist, Dr Pearl Grimes, who recommended 'a course of Narrowband UV light therapy which should re-colour her skin.'

World Vitiligo Day - Enam Haikeens is Face of Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation

Today is World Vitiligo Day, the global campaign to raise awareness and prevent stigma against this skin disease. In the run-up to the date, one of the premier activists in Nigeria, Ogo Maduewesi, put up several events to commemorate the day.

First, VITSAF (Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation), the NGO founded by Ogo Maduewesi produced and distributed a print and online campaign with Enam Heikeens as their ambassador and spokesperson. Enam Heikeens is a model and has taken part in beauty pageants.

Also, the group also organized a charity walk in Enugu to raise awareness about Vitiligo. The color for this years World Vitiligo day is purple and the theme is Black or White.

Tamar Braxton in Ebony Magazine, Talks About her Infertility, Abusive Relationships and Self Esteem

Tamar Braxton and her new baby, Logan, are on the cover of the latest issue of Ebony Magazine where she talks about her painful struggle with infertility before getting pregnant and how she got her post-pregnancy body right. She also discusses past abusive relationships and how they have affected her self esteem, as well as having vitiligo. Here are some excerpts from the cover story.

Unconditional Love - Bride With Vitiligo Has Been Married Six Years With Kids!

Nicole and Brandon Wylie are the couple I shared their wedding picture here, after it went viral on Facebook and blogs. Her vitiligo has since reversed a lot, and far from the picture being a new wedding picture, it was actually posted on their wedding anniversary.

Unconditional Love - Gaone Tlhong is Living Life to the Full With Vitiligo

Gaone Tlhong and her husband Alvin Taffy

Yesterday, RML shared a picture of a bride with vitiligo on her wedding day and it was surprising how much people liked it. Some made a comment about the bride using foundation, but these posts are about acceptance of vitiligo as a health condition and nothing to be ashamed of.

Unconditional Love - Bride With Vitiligo on her Wedding Day

They say a picture is worth a thousand words so other than the title, there may not be any better caption for this photo. A lot of us think we have to be perfect to achieve our goals, be they personal or career wise, but all we need is to accept ourselves, inside and out. And when we are with the people who love us for who we are, there is freedom.