“They used to say, ‘’Wow, your skin is so beautiful! What’s your skincare routine? Are you wearing makeup?’ In August of 2019, my skin would take a drastic turn. My face continued to get worse. I was becoming more and more self-conscious. I would wear makeup to hide it. I had no clue I would have to change my entire life up until that moment.”
‘You’re born with it. There’s no way I have it.’ It spread like wildfire, right on my face.’ Woman with vitiligo learns to feel beautiful regardless, ‘Love yourself through your struggles’
‘We arrived at the hospital, mom had slipped into a coma. My phone rang, I was relieved to hear my husband’s voice: ‘It’s stage IV pancreatic cancer. I’ve got 6 months. I’m a dead man walking.’
“My knees hit the ground. I crawled toward my mother who had always been my source of strength. From beneath her hospital bed, I screamed, ‘Mom, I need your help! Wake up!”
