69-year-old legendary pop star, Cyndi Lauper, shared her struggle with her chronic skin condition, psoriasis. Lauper was diagnosed with her disease in 2010. Her condition is causing pain, discomfort and itchiness.
It is reported that 8 million people in the States, and 125 million people around the world.
She thought that her changing the colour of her hair caused the itchiness, but in truth, it was her condition. As a human rights activist, Lauper is supporting LGBT community.
She wrote her 2005 song, “Above the Clouds,” was for a 21-year-old gay student, Matthew Shepard. He was beaten to death.
Lauper also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which she was honoured in 2013 for her humanitarian efforts.
“I’ve never been able to really manage stress.” Lauper shared, as she talked with American Academy of Dermatology. She revealed that Reiki, a Japanese meditation technique, is helping her.
“It’s not a bad thing to take care of yourself,” Lauper shared. “Make a little time for you. How about five minutes for you?”
“You don’t have to suffer,” former popstar said.
“It’s funny–you start wearing gloves, or this and that, hoping that [psoriasis] is invisible, but it’s not. I wasn’t wearing it like, ‘Woo-hoo, check this out!’ Doesn’t everyone hide it? You’d be surprised how many people have it and don’t talk about it. It’s one of those things that’s kind of invisible, so it’s good to talk about it.”
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