living with vitiligo?

atomom
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:54:44 +0000

My son was homeschooled for several years (not because of vitiligo), and when he went to school I wondered if he’d get teased. He didn’t. I would hope that high school students are more mature than elementary students.

Realize that people are curious and want to know WHY you look different, so just explain it as a matter of fact. You don’t really know how you’ll look in a couple years. It may not get that bad. Is it on your face? Remember, this is not going to affect your academic ability, cause you physical pain, etc.
Be thankful it is just cosmetic. People will still love you for who you are–even if you have white spots on your hair or skin.

I hadn’t heard about the folic acid connection. I think my son’s vitiligo had some connection with the chicken pox virus he had when he was 5–some sort of autoimmune response?