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[cynannmarie]

51. thanks tblue--he is well adjusted to it now, but it wasn't always that way

My son is now 24 and takes it pretty much in stride these days, although he often still gets questions and comments--people are usually ignorant of vitiligo and can be innocently curious, especially children. And since his job involves working with kids, they are bound to ask. One of his coping mechanisms is to answer people who ask "what happened to you?" by telling them that he was struck by lightening. Amazingly, many actually believe it--and he gets a great kick out of that (before cluing them in after awhile).
His condition is stable currently with no further spread, but there is no guarantee that it won't start up again at any time. I am sure that if it worsened, he would be distressed about it, so it's of interest to know about potential treatments.
I do think it has helped shape his character, though. He is an exceptionally empathetic and compassionate person, studying to be a nurse. Because of his awareness of this condition, he is keenly observant of others with it, and after seeing people with much worse cases, feels fortunate that his isn't as bad.