VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group

02/18/2026

WELCOME to VITFriends Podcast, sponsored by MyVitiligoTeam. We are excited to be the longest running VITILIGO podcast celebrating our 16th year of broadcasting to the globe.

Reagan Young has been a VITFriends member since July 2017. She is currently a medical student and here's her JOURNEY with Vitiligo!

Reagan was diagnosed with Vitiligo in early elementary. Today, Reagan is a medical student, thanks to a caring Dermatologist and the love and support of FAMILY!

02/17/2026

In 2015, when our Medical Advisor, Dr Vaneeta Sheth, asked if she could bring her medical student - Fiat - to our meetings. We did not realize exactly what we had BIRTHED across this country, of medical students involvement with support groups. Within a year, Fiat brought in Renita and it has been on-going ever since.

Today, 12years later, we have the most amazing medical student interns. Currently, this group is led by our Sr Medical Student Intern, Kristin Tissera. I am most excited for the medical students, some of whom are themselves Vitiligo patients and their passion and desire to learn from us.

Today, we want to congratulate Vineeth RV, our medical student intern from NY, and a Vitiligo patient, on his recent published article on Vitiligo and Hearing Loss, we wish him great success in his future endeavors.

fil:///C:/Users/molyn/Downloads/vitiligo%20and%20sensorineural%20hearing%20loss_2026.pdf

02/16/2026

"To be an ACTIVIST is to SPEAK. To be an ADVOCATE is to LISTEN. Society cannot move FORWARD without - BOTH." - by : Eva Lewis

VITFriends extends this invitation to ALL members of the National Vitiligo Community, to the 1st patient-led Advocacy Training Summit. This is something that we've wanted for over 10 years. Please share with Groups, Teens, Friends and your elected officials.

You are invited to REGISTER here for our FREE Summit.

When: Apr 11, 2026 - 9:00 AM (ET) - Registration closes April 1.

Register in advance for access to this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sHyOT2U8Qyu_9ktWnP196g

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our vision is to share best practices, legislative policy impact and advocacy work. This is a one day summit scheduled for April 11, 2026. Session #1 - 9am -12:30 Session #2 - 1:30 - 4:30pm VITFriends and partnering organizations will come together in a one day summit focused on advocacy. We will be...

02/16/2026

02/14/2026

"To be an ACTIVIST is to SPEAK. To be an ADVOCATE is to LISTEN.
Society cannot move FORWARD without - BOTH." - Eva Lewis

VITFriends extends this invitation to ALL members of the National Vitiligo Community, to the 1st patient-led Advocacy Training Summit. This is something that we've wanted for over 10 years. Please share with Groups, Teens, Friends and your elected officials.

You are invited to REGISTER here for our FREE Summit.

When: Apr 11, 2026 - 9:00 AM Eastern Time

Register in advance for access to this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sHyOT2U8Qyu_9ktWnP196g

After registering, you WILL receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our vision is to share best practices, legislative policy impact and advocacy work. This is a one day summit scheduled for April 11, 2026. Session #1 - 9am -12:30 Session #2 - 1:30 - 4:30pm VITFriends and partnering organizations will come together in a one day summit focused on advocacy. We will be...

02/10/2026

VITFriends extends sincere condolences 🙏

Matthew 24:36 says...No man knows the day nor the hour...

I was excited to attend the 2025 Vitiligo Conference in Tampa, FL, where I met several new friends with Vitiligo, one of whom is Sasha Wright

This was her first conference. We had wonderful conversation and as we said goodbye, we both said - "see you next year in NC" we never know Gods plan, so let's LOVE one another. Rest is Peace my friend ❤️ 🙏

02/07/2026

Coming Soon: Patient-Led ADVOCACY TRAINING SUMMIT

Advocating for Ourselves, Our Skin and Our Community.

On April 11, 2026, from 9:00am to 4:00pm, join current and emerging leaders for a virtual session, designed to strengthen self-advocacy, build confidence, and elevate patient voices around our skin conditions.

More details and link to follow.

We have desired this for 10years, NOW, it's here. Thanks to Incyte

02/07/2026

Vitiligo Leaders:

REMINDER - If you have a TEEN we INVITE them to be apart of our amazing Young peoples meeting TODAY @ 5pm.

Aparna will briefly share her experience speaking this week at Boston's Mass General Hospital. Our main Guest today is, Reagan Young from TX, who will share her life with Vitiligo and now medical school.

Come JOIN the conversation:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Teen & Young Adult Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

02/04/2026

Our Latest PODCAST:

We are grateful to our Lead Medical Student Intern and our Medical Podcast host Kristin, for this outstanding interview with MA State Representative and long-time friend of our VITFriends family, Rob Consalvo!

Welcome back to Vitiligo Medical! Our lead medical student, Kristin Tissera, sits down for an Interview with Massachusetts State Representative, Rob Consalvo to

02/01/2026

As VITFriends celebrate this our 17th year of the existence of our organization...

As VITFriends celebrate this our 10th year of
bringing our National Vitiligo Community together in UNITY....

We are geateful for ALL that we have accomplished!

Here's a sample:

VITFriends was created to be a resource and a social network for individuals with the condition known as vitiligo. We are a community of individuals who understand the challenges of living with vitiligo. Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy to individuals and families affected....

01/19/2026

VITFriends WILL continue to CARE, just as we have done for more that TEN years.

May our lives continue to bring VALUE while on this earth!

Let's look at this quote, that I feel speaks of VITFriends, by this young man who will turn 99 years old on May 8, 2026.

"No one will protect what they don't care about"
David Attenborough

01/17/2026

We get ONE life... let's make it matter!

When I whispered my dream about the U S Capitol Steps to RALLY for Vitiligo, several LAUGHED, several said it could NOT be done...

Looking back at what in UNITY, we IGNITED in 2016, was simply amazing and MAGICAL and to think of it, is to ask...."Did we do that?"

Thank you to these names that MATTER, the names of the people that gave me the courage and support to RUN with the dream, they never said (to my face) that I was crazy, these are the names I will FOREVER say:

Natasha Pierre McCarthy(ATL)
KimJackson Boyd (MI)
Wallace R Henry III (DC)
Yan Valle (NY)
Vicki Holland Tiahrt (KS)

Also the Founding members of VITFriends:
Roy Molyneaux
Patricia Rossy
Millicent Meadows
Shirley Walcott
Barbara Hamilton

Above are the NAMES of those who were the WIND beneath my WINGS.

THANKS for a 10year memory that is locked forever in our memory! In UNITY - Bless you!