Brazilian grandfather João Stanganelli Jr. is using a brand new hobby to help kids who have the same skin condition as him. When he was in his late 30s, Stanganelli began to show signs of vitiligo, a disease in which the epidermis loses pigment and color in patches. Although that didn’t affect his ability to work (vitiligo is painless), a separate heart problem in his early 60s caused his whole world to change. He turned to crochet—specifically, amigurumi—to keep his hands and mind engaged and active while he got used to a slower pace of life.
As a person with vitiligo, this is a special man here. The vast majority of people dont even know what vitiligo is, much less how insecure and ugly it can make us feel.
_solitarybraincell_ on July 26th, 2020 at 11:05 UTC »
macedoraquel on July 26th, 2020 at 11:21 UTC »
That is ADORABLE. Thank you sir for you kind work. Beautiful art as well!
DarthJaSin on July 26th, 2020 at 12:42 UTC »
As a person with vitiligo, this is a special man here. The vast majority of people dont even know what vitiligo is, much less how insecure and ugly it can make us feel.