10 Best Things About Having Albinism
Accessibility: Antonia, who has white hair in a bun, is wearing a floral robe. She is lying on a bed on her stomach, hands tucked under her chin and feet kicked up. She is smiling at the camera. June 13 is International Albinism Awareness Day. This year's theme is 'Still Standing Strong." In the spirit of such a positive theme, I thought I would share what, in my opinion, are the best 10 things about having albinism. This list is in no particular order. 1. Beautiful hair: I can't tell you haw many times I have been stopped on the street just for people to compliment my hair. Similarly, I am told over and over again that 'people pay a lot of money to have hair the same color as mine." While I didn't like it so much growing up, now I really love my white hair and I consider myself lucky to have it. I don't mean to sound conceded when I say this, but compliments have never hurt anyone... 2. No tan lines: because I have albinism, I