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I have had Vitiligo for over 27 years now and I was depressed and upset about it but never again because something happened to me that made me damn near forget about my Vitiligo. In December 2008 I was diagnosed with heart failure and had a pacemaker put into my chest to control my hearts rythm. I thought Vitiligo was the worst thing that could happen to a person but now I'm faced with a medical problem that will eventually take my life or atleast shorten it, Now because of Heart Failure Vitiligo is a secondary condition to me so if it seems like I'm a very positive and upbeat person it's probably because I was diagnosed with Heart Failure and it has put my Vitiligo in perspective, Vitiligo will not kill you and it causes no physical pain it does cause emotional pain so I understand if a lot of people feel uncomfortable about how people look at you when you walk down the street so I encourage you to seek all the treatments possible if your Vitiligo bothers you because only you know what's best for you. As for me I'm not going to do anything about my Vitiligo but just sit here and turn white because life goes on and as long as my friends and family love me I'm not worried about what others think or say about my skin because I now have a condition that's going to probably going to end my life soon so I refuse to worry about what others say about me because as long as I have God I have everything !!!!