Getting Married on June 20th 2009 (Saturday) After years of searching, I found that special woman who accepts me for me and it makes me feel good inside, but also I learned in order to love somebody in return in must love myself first, maybe that's why I have such a positive attitude about my Vitiligo and if you've had it long as I have you tend to get used to it, I often wondered how can I love myself if I'm using creams or consealers to hide my Vitiligo, that's why I have decided to embrace my Vitiligo, some people who had it for 20 plus years like myself have learned to embrace it, I used to work for a company that had as many as 400 employee's and none of them ever made me feel uncomfortable about my Vitiligo, plus I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in January 2009 so my Vitiligo is kind of secondary now I guess that's why I keep such a positive attitude about it and I truly understand if some of you don't feel the way I do, but I just want you to know that I have Vitiligo but it does not have me. and I refuse to let it make me a prisoner life is too short for that go out their and enjoy your selves, My Faith, Family and Friends keep me going and I'm always going to keep a upbeat attitude despite my Vitiligo because I have learned to embrace it because I love myself. I'm going to be away from the site for a while because I have so much going on in my life right now, with the wedding and stuff so I look foward to hearing from you all .
Take care
Carl R. Manley
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I totally agree with you Carl and wishing you the very best.
Positive attitude is the way I conquered, it works though it may be difficult from onset but one just need to work on his/her mind and tell him/herself the simple truth that Vitiligo is here and one has to live with it till its no longer there.
Positive Attitude equally goes a long way as it concerns medication, because must be in a good and positive mood to accept what it is being given
I preach positive Attitude above anyother. Positive Attitude works and should really be our first point of call before medication.
Great inspirational story, and lesson for all of us to hear. May God continue to bless you and your family. I look forward to seeing a wedding picture posted (after the honeymoon of course).
I agree with you Carl. I developed vitiligo when I was 20-21 years old. Before then I was a person living life and when I developed it I still was and still am a person that has a life to live. I've been living with it for 20 years and until a cure is found I will continue to live with it. The difference is attitude and not age. How many people on here have said when they was younger they were not happy with theirself for one reason or the other? Then they developed vitiligo and what the things they use to be unhappy about dont seem that bad now. I was one of them I was not happy because I either was too much of this and not enough of that but when I developed vitiligo all that stuff in the past seem so minor. But as you live and get older you understand more whats really important in life. We realize that things we stress about when we were younger are not that bad when we get older. I don't want something worse to happen to me for me to realize vitiligo was not that bad when compared to a new deadly disease.
I am glad you found someone Carl to share your life with and I am glad you shared it with us on this site. Maybe this will give others who are looking for someone to share their life with hope. Every one in the world who has vitiligo is "living with it" until a cure is found we will live with it. The question is how will you live with it? That answer will vary depending on each person attitude about it and it dont matter if you are young, old, single, engaged or married.
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You are one SUPER Positive Attitude Guy, that shows in your life !!!
I am very happy for you and your better half !! Let your life be filled with unconditional love and affection !!
Cheers,
Santhosh Shekar
Positive attitude is the way I conquered, it works though it may be difficult from onset but one just need to work on his/her mind and tell him/herself the simple truth that Vitiligo is here and one has to live with it till its no longer there.
Positive Attitude equally goes a long way as it concerns medication, because must be in a good and positive mood to accept what it is being given
I preach positive Attitude above anyother. Positive Attitude works and should really be our first point of call before medication.
I am glad you found someone Carl to share your life with and I am glad you shared it with us on this site. Maybe this will give others who are looking for someone to share their life with hope. Every one in the world who has vitiligo is "living with it" until a cure is found we will live with it. The question is how will you live with it? That answer will vary depending on each person attitude about it and it dont matter if you are young, old, single, engaged or married.