Rippin' and Runnin'

Greetings MPS Readers,

Well I have to tell you I have been really putting my energy into my MPS show taping coming up next Monday , August 18th. Sad to say that Dr. Grimes schedule will not permit her appearing on this segment. Good news is she supports the concept and will agree to fit us in as soon as our schedules can open up.

Gotta keep moving and I am meeting so many women with Vitiligo. I am now considering writing this blog in Spanish but not now. :-) What I have come to find out is that not many folks living with Vitiligo are that open and confident enough to share their personal stories of living with Vitiligo. And I am determined to affect that mindset by being the bridge between feeling like a victim to being empowered to affect change right where we are in our daily lives!

Look people, we cannot harp, complain and worry about what others think (well we can and live in despair and misery if we do so), We must surmount the negative and focus on what our inner beauty resonates to the Public when we are seen by so many eyes. Yes it is uncomfortable to be stared at and I say stare back and invite a conversation. "Hello, I noticed you were looking at me, have you ever seen this skin disorder before? Let me tell you about it, it is called Vitiligo..." Yup that is what I do, if it is so obvious and I can't take it anymore.

I simply turn lemons to lemonade and they walk away armored with more information than they had before they saw me. Then I turn them on to this blog!
Now that's part of my therapy and it has worked for me. I know not everybody is that engaging but hey that is what I do in the career of Entertainment Television and I end up meeting some really nice and interesting people.

Gotta run meeting my Dad for lunch.

Maia