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How I help people understand vitiligo

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    When I was young,
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    I wanted to be on TV:
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    the lights, the cameras,
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    the makeup,
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    the glamorous life.
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    And from my vantage point,
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    just outside of a military base
    in Lawton, Oklahoma,
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    I didn't make the distinction
    between TV reporter or actor.
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    It was all the same to me.
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    It was either,
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    "Reporting live from Berlin"
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    or "I shall attend her here and woo her
    with such spirit when she comes."
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    (Laughter)
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    It was all special,
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    it was all the spotlight,
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    and I just knew that it was for me.
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    But somewhere along my journey,
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    life happened.
Title:
How I help people understand vitiligo
Speaker:
Lee Thomas
Description:

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
15:44

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