Recently I have noticed more and more that my vitiligo is working it’s way around my face. This is an unwelcome development. I am aware that vitiligo spreads and contracts over time in an almost random fashion. I have hoped that my face would stay clear of the disease and yet still my fears have been realized.

Slowly, I have developed spots on my neck and around my lips and around my eyes. While it certainly is not something to be happy about, I have come to accept this as a fact of my life and move on. I try to spend as little time as possible thinking about this. No one has said anything; I don’t think too many people pay much attention to my face and its coloration. Still it does bother me. I know it could go away or it could spread further.

If I want I can always cover it with makeup or self tanning creams. I can cover it up no problem. No one would ever notice. And for some reason I don’t do this. I wear sun screen when I am going to be in the sun for a while, but I don’t use the self tanning creams/sprays. Why? Well, I don’t care as much as I thought I would years ago. It’s still my face, no matter how many colors make up my face and I am still me.