Karen Wazen was one of them. When she discovered that she had vitiligo, she knew very little about the condition, and her biggest fear was that it would spread across her body. At first, she also felt self-conscious about others noticing the white patches on her skin. But Wazen chose to confront that fear differently: she appeared before her followers as she was, shared photos of the affected areas, and turned her personal experience into a message of support for others.
