The Skin Im In

For me to wear short sleeves was really difficult. Even in the summer, I would cover my arms. But I got to a point where I thought: When I was getting changed for PE, I would be so paranoid that people were watching me. Learning to live with it is the hardest thing.

It can be bright red sometimes - it changes colour so much. I first got psoriasis when I was 22, first on my scalp. But then I went travelling after university, and it kept getting worse. I went to see a doctor in Canada, who told me what it was. By then, it had developed into a lesion. It came back after four months of no sleep, then got significantly worse when I was pregnant with my second child.

It got out of control after I had him. I went on a high dose of medication and it cleared my skin. The downside was the really bad side effects. I used to take the medication once a week, on a Friday, and was groggy the entire weekend. It has as much importance as I place on it, and it all comes down to me.

Now I tend to manage it by managing my stress levels. I run a bath and put in Dead Sea and Epsom salts, and I soak and meditate. This is a huge part of feeling good enough to show my skin.

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I noticed small patches here and there, but my doctor said my hair was just going white naturally. When I went on holiday and got a tan, I realised that there was a big difference between the skin around my beard and the rest of the face. I went to see another doctor, who told me it was vitiligo.

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Poliosis means my hair becomes white where I have vitiligo [because there is no melanin]. I have seen a real difference in the way people look at me. Sometimes they approach me and ask questions. I see people differently.

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I never had spots - even during puberty. So this was quite a shock. There was an itchiness - really deep down under the skin. But I itch and itch, and lumps appear. I don't know whether I caused them to appear by itching, or they are there, underneath and making me itch. There are things you can do to try to alleviate the scratching.

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I have acrylic nails - they're brilliant. I used to have bandages and special clothing. I even tried cling film. I joked to the consultant that they should put my arms in plaster, and she actually offered to do that. It had got to that point. But I know I would find something to get down the plaster. It depicts the story of seventh grader Maleeka Madison who has low self-esteem because of her dark skin color.

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison is tall, skinny, and dark-skinned. That's a problem for her, because it's such a problem for everyone else at school, it seems. To make her life easier, Maleeka befriends the toughest girl in school. Bullying in school can be a terrible experience, and yet sometimes it can be quite hard to see the reason for the bullying.

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Why, for instance, would a black boy tease a black girl about being black? Even fifth graders can see over his head. Sometimes I have a hard time believing he and me are both thirteen. He's my color, but since second grade he's been teasing me about being too black. At first, there doesn't seem to be a reason why John-John might be teasing Maleeka. Perhaps he's jealous because Maleeka is a tall, cute, smart young lady even if she doesn't quite realize it yet, she's rather gorgeous too.

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And perhaps he's also jealous of her perfect relationship with Caleb. I thought he saw what everybody else saw. Skinny, poor, black Maleeka. But Caleb saw something different. He said I was pretty. He said he liked my eyes and sweet cocoa brown skin. He wrote me poems and letters. He put spearmint gum inside. Walked me to class. Gave me a ring.