Being one of a kind is now a source of pride for many people. Being different allows a youngster to have an endless number of thoughts about his or her place in their peer group. Children want to fit in with their peers rather than stand out.
Noah is an eight-year-old kid with vitiligo. Noah, according to his adoptive mother Susan, did not like his skin and disliked his appearance since it was too different from that of others.
This continued until the youngster found a new acquaintance who shared his oddity. Then, one beautiful day, a miracle arrived in the form of a purebred black Labrador. Rodeo was the 14-year-old dog’s name.
He was diagnosed with vitiligo the same year as Noah! Noah’s mother discovered him on the internet. ‘When I showed Noah the newspaper, he was ecstatic to find that there is a dog with vitiligo.’
Noah hugged Rodeo as soon as he entered the room, as if they’d known one other for years. The boy’s self-assurance grew. ‘Noah believes we have ‘boring’ skin since we don’t have vitiligo,’ Susan chuckles.
