This Vitiligo thing

So, we taped the 2nd taping of "Turning White in Hollywood", at the Time Warner studios in Santa Monica, California. My guest was Jerome Malry a world renown classical pianist who lives with Vitiligo. He was so amazing and candid about his vitiligo, as he says, "freakish" image.

At the same time he also said, "I really love myself" and admits that having Vitiligo has been a a bittersweet battle. But, I must say Jerome Malry is truly winning and is a source of inspiration to me!! I know I am slow with adding the pics to go with the blog; charge it to my head not my heart! -LOL ( I will have the pics from the taping up by this Friday)

This blog started as a form of therapy for me allow it mentally to settle in to my reality that I am going to turn completely white. The funny thing about this is that, I absolutely love writing (when I am in the mood) because I speak just like I write (well for the most part-lol) and I don't have a problem writing about it. The issue for me is is when I wake up each day and see another damn white spot advancing on my body i.e, face, neck, legs breasts, feet)

The television idea for this blog was mine and now I have found that launching myself and my guests on to this platform of awareness about Vitiligo, has stirred many people to empowerment about learning more. It is moving friends, friends of friends, family, strangers and associates and so many others to be a guest or pursuade someone else to be a guest. WOW!!!

I did not realize that there are hundreds of thousands of people living with vitiligo of all races and ages who are very unhappy with this disorder. Many do NOT like talking about their feelings. BUt I am telling you all, that is about to change!!

It is my 100% determination to encourage and inspire many Americans and people from around the world with Vitiligo to LOVE, HONOR AND TRANSFORM THEIR PAIN AND ANGUISH INTO PRO ACTIVITY AND TO CULTIVATE THEIR LIFE PASSIONS!!

Let me be the one of a few who can stand up and say "I AM STILL HAPPY WITH WHO I AM AND LOVE ME UNCONDITIONALLY, I AM JUST GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST TO BEING A DIFFERENT COLOR."

Look everyone, life flashes by in the blink of an eye. Whether you are wealthy, poor, healthy, terminally ill, confused or confident, all of us want to have a comfortable, happy life without too much suffering, overwhelming drama and want to be loved by someone for a long time (still prayng about that one-LOL).

Wouldn't you agree?

So, if you don't have vitiligo, chances are you got something else that's bothering you or that you are worrying about and "ya gonna have to get through it"!!


“One Day My Soul Just Opened Up”
-----Iyanla Vanzant

"So open up and let the pain out and the happiness in cause there ain't room for both unless you make room!!"--Maia