VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group

12/05/2025

Today, December 5, 2025 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

We MUST continue to STAND-Up for what we believe to be RIGHT and JUST!

Thank you Ms Rosa Parks ❤️ 🙏 R.I.P.

Seventy years ago, Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of a bus, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Montgomery, Alabama, and other cities will commemorate the historic act of defiance Monday.

12/03/2025

MORE details to follow about our Patient-Led Advocacy Summit for Leaders in the Vitiligo Community, with both an In-Person and LIVE-Streaming opportunity!


A movement focused on improving the lives of people with Vitiligo through community support, public awareness, and policy changes. Advocacy efforts include pushing for a National Vitiligo Day, changing the insurance definition of vitiligo from "condition" to "disease" to improve coverage, and ensuring that mental health is recognized as a critical component of OUR care. Organizations like the Global Vitiligo Foundation and VITFriends lead these efforts by lobbying, creating patient support programs, and collaborating with policymakers....

Ref:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=%23vitiligoadvocacy

12/02/2025

Thanks for your questions about GIVING TUESDAY.

If you are interested in learning more about our work in the Community both Nationally and Internationally, please visit us: vitfriends.org


If your heart LEADS, we THANK you for following the direction of YOUR heart:

Go to paypal.me/vitfriends and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

12/02/2025

I thank God for my grandmother who taught me how to PRAY from a very young age, and when I am sad, hurt or I feel low, I knew just where to go and who to CALL.

As VITFriends continues to stand STRONG in the face of push back, we MUST hold on to our PASSION and our heart for others, who may NOT be as strong on this Vitiligo journey.

Here's a look at some old -2014- emails and then SURPRISE...Here's a look at what came TODAY....

9/21/2014, 7:25 PM
Friend:
hey Valarie, I feel so depressed recently. Im thinking of giving up on treating my spots even. Will you be able to help me get those cream that bleaches the skin? its hard to get them in Canada. I will pay you everything...if it becomes big again, im going to bleach. Too tired to even try..

9/22/2014, 7:15 AM
VITFriends:
How are you? So sorry to hear that you are depressed. Remember stress does NOT help this at all. I am not sure what kind of bleach you are referring to. Is it an over the counter item or is it a prescription drug? If it is over the counter and you know the name i can then inquire and get you prices. You are a beautiful young lady just the way you are.

This one was TOUGH......
10/3/2022, 2:36 PM

Hi Valarie! I hope you're well I know it's been a long time, but I still feel very thankful when we prayed together on the phone during the darkest time of my life. I think it's been 10 years since last time we spoke on the phone. I'm now married and pregnant. Pregnancy has been more stressful than I imagined. It's been so challenging that I break down every now and then. For treatment, I decided to go with lightening treatment after 3 years of trying to get pigment back. I now can't use the medicine because of my pregnancy. My pigment is coming back on my face especially. I feel so defeated by vitiligo. I'm also scared my child will have vitiligo. I'm scared it will continue to haunt me for the rest of my life. I feel so stuck... I'm not sure what to do anymore

Today - December 1, 2025
6:19 PM
Friends:
Hi Valerie, I thought of you again during my meditation today. I know God was with us when we prayed on the phone together. In such a divided world, I hope you know that I love you and you have lifted me. I am doing well and my daughter is healthy too Though, there are challenges in life, but I now know it’s also gift from God. We grow in these moments. I hope all the best things for you and your family Your prayers are still in my heart today.

December 1, 2025
@ 6:46 PM
VITFriends
My dear sweet friend, I've wondered about you since we last tested in 2022. I WILL always be here for you via text or our 800 number. So, glad to hear that you and your daughter are doing well. Be reminded that God WILL NEVER abandon you. Psalms 23:4 NO matter where you are in life, HE is only a prayer away. I love you and THANK you for reaching out and NOT forgetting me, because I have not forgotten you. Stay STRONG and be encouraged ALWAYS....you have FRIENDS - VITFriends!

We are here for our VITILIGO Family - 364-days of the year!

11/29/2025

11/14/2025

Reading is FUN-damental!
This week has been extremely busy, especially with the opportunity to READ at three locations.

We are grateful for every opportunity to Educate and Advocate for VITILIGO.

Thank you to the Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Publuc Library...

Thank you to New Beginnings Academy of Hyde Park....

Thank you to the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library.

If you are interested in having us READ at your school, in your classroom, club, womens or mens group, etc, we can be reached at 844-374-3639 or Email us at: [email protected]

We are grateful for the success of our READING program since 2019.

11/08/2025

VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group, Inc is excited to announce its 1st Patient-led Advocacy Summit, to be held in Connecticut, April 11, 2026!

11/06/2025

As someone with nearly two decades of teaching experience, I know speed is not always a sign of mastery.