New book about vitiligo could be inspiring for psoriasis patients

There is a new book about vitiligo by a Detroit TV reporter, Lee Thomas. The book is called Turning White: A Memoir of Change.

People with psoriasis and those with vitiligo face some of the same problems, in terms of poor public understanding of the disease and frequent misunderstanding that somehow our diseases pose a threat to others--which they do not.

Vitiligo causes skin to lose its pigment, which is difficult for anyone to live with, but may be even more challenging for African-Americans like Lee Thomas. Vitiligo makes someone look "different," just as psoriasis makes us look "different." We have not yet read the book but we have seen Lee Thomas on national TV promoting it. He is a great role model for those of us who look different, and we wish him and those with vitiligo well as we all seek improved health and better public understanding of our *noncontagious* diseases.