[upbeat brass music]
- Cheri Lindsay: It started around my eyes,
and it literally grew out like a mask.
And I remember calling and saying,
"You know, Dad, my vitiligo is moving kind of fast."
- Philip Lindsay: Well, I was shocked
'cause I had asked doctors
if any of my kids would have vitiligo,
and they said, "Probably not.
It usually skips a generation."
So, when I found out that you had it,
I was scared for you.
- Cheri: It was easy for me to deal with
because of seeing you deal with it.
Like, I've never seen you without vitiligo,
and so, it's like, that's normal.
That's my dad.
- Philip: I have five kids,
and when I had to take you guys out and about,
you guys wanted to protect me.
- Cheri: Ready to fight. [chuckles]
- Philip: Okay, yeah.
Anything anyone did or said,
you guys were just like, "Hey, watch yourself."
And so I had to ease you guys' mind
and let you understand that I was okay.
I didn't need the protection.
- Cheri: I know, for me, I get stared at like crazy.
- Philip: Well, I noticed kids like to touch me.
How do they react to you?
- Cheri: Man, there was a point I would avoid kids in the store.
If a kid was coming down the aisle, I'm like,
"I don't need no bread."
But I did something one time.
I was at Walmart, and I'm walking down the aisle,
and this little boy, he had to be about 5 or 6,
he was just staring at me.
He looked so freaked out.
But I stopped and I said,
"You wanna know why I look like this?"
And he was like, "Yeah."
And I said, "'Cause I was staring at somebody in Walmart."
[both laugh]
And I told his mom, I was like,
"You know, I'm just kidding with him."
- Philip: Well, Cheri.
You know, you're a very beautiful woman,
and you keep your head up, and you just, and you walk on.
And I couldn't be more proud of you for the way
you handle yourself, really.
My chest goes out for you.
["In the Groove" by Paul Louis Reeves]