Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Non-Runner

I can't remember what I said last night - did I say I'd run 6 or 7 days a week? Either way, tonight is a night off. I just can't bring myself to go out in this relentless wind, especially after fighting through it every day to get to work.

I haven't mentioned that last Monday my face was all over the screens of every one of William Hill's 2,400 odd shops - video here. I absolutely love my job, like really love it. It's been a long time coming and I hope/bet it will be a happy time for long time to come, too.

However, the day I've feared for over half of my life finally came, last night. I discovered the first presence of vitiligo on my face. Wait, what is that? Vitiligo isn't recognised as an actual word on this browser. Well, last night, the disease felt a lot more real than usual - whilst the patches are only small and just below the jawline, this could be the start of something truly humiliating. I know that it doesn't have to be, I'm just scared.

Absolutely typical that this finally shows its ugly head when I finally need to not look like a total weirdo. I am putting my everything into this broadcasting opportunity presented to me.

What else can I do? Keep on running. Time may be short.

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