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השנה היא 2019, ואנחנו עובדות חזק מאוד על לקבל את הגוף שלנו כמו שהוא: עם השיער, הקילוגרמים העודפים, סימני המתיחה, הצלקות – ובקיצור, עם כל המזכרות שהחיים שלנו הותירו בו. תערוכה חדשה מנסה להעביר את המסר הזה של הקבלה העצמית ודמוי הגוף החיובי, והפעם עומדים מול המצלמה אנשים עם כתמי לידה גדולים.

הצלם הבינלאומי ברוק אלבנק צילם שלושים מבוגרים וילדים עם נבוס, כתם לידה הנקרא גם "שומה מלנוציטרית" - סוג של כתם בלתי ניתן להסרה המופיע בכל מיני מקומות והיקפים שונים על העור. הצלם הידוע התמקד בעבר בצילום של אנשים מנומשים ואנשים עם ויטיליגו, וכעת הוא מבקש להנכיח גם את הנבוס, שמביא איתו בדרך כלל הרבה דעות קדומות ומבוכה. התערוכה תפתח בלונדון, ותמשיך משם לסיבוב עולמי.

יוליאנה יוסף, דוגמנית שעל גופה כתמי נבוס רבים, היא אחת מהמצולמות בתערוכה. יוסף עצמה מתחזקת חשבון אינסטגרם בו היא מעלה למודעות את הקושי שבחיים עם כתם חיצוני בולט כל כך, ומספרת איך בילדותה סבלה מבריונות בגללו. כיום היא מעודדת דימוי גוף חיצוני ומנפצת מיתוסים נפוצים על המחלה.
"התערוכה הזו חשובה לכל אחד שיש לו נבוס", אמרה יוסף למגזין מארי קלייר, "זה מראה כמה יפה אתה, כמה בטחון עצמי יכול להיות לך וכמה חזק ועומצתי כל אחד מאתנו".

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Well, I want to be honest with you and tell you a little bit more about how I actually physically live my life with birthmarks. My posts showcase how confident I am about my birthmarks, self acceptance and how I've learned to live with my giant Nevus. Here is “behind the scene” of the fancy posts.. . ☀️I should start from the hairs, this is a very BIG and annoying topic for anyone who has many birthmarks and specially a giant one..Sooo my back is actually fluffy ����♀�� I can't do anything about that, and even more annoyingly, the hairs on the birthmarks all over my body are thicker and more dense than around the normal skin. We cant wax or shave them , or use removal creams ( because it could turn to melanoma ) and all I have heard from doctor is that I should cut them.. wait a second..CUT them?! Now you can imagine me ��.. it makes me sick .. Also there were lots of different situations when I really hated this "fluffy stuff". For example you might try to prepare your boyfriend that you have something unusual on your back .. but how do you explain that you are like a cute fluffy animal on touch?! ����♀ let alone the many awkward questions you get whilst at school or on the streets... . ☀️ “Does it hurt?”- you asking .. It’s itching is so f***ing bad that it just drives you crazy! Sometimes I literally want to scratch my skin off����♀ waking up at night because I can't control myself, scratching it which causes the birthmark to swells and forces me to get up and put cold compress on it. Sometimes I really feel like a ��. Just imagine some business meeting, of course I'm nervous, if I'm nervous it's itching a hundreds time more and my strength of will not to stretch myself ���� uuff... I am an adult now, I can control myself but children no, some scratch themselves till they draw blood at night. There is no solution besides growing up and learning how to control yourself. It's a part of our "difference" and we should learn to live with this. ☀️The last one for today is #Melanoma. ������������ #read below

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HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? �� Introducing Youkang, one of our wonderful participants photographed for the ‘how do you C Me Now’ exhibition series. In 2018 Youkang travelled from China to receive treatment from Dr Kinsler and her team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Whilst in London, Youkang and his mum met up with some of our UK families affected by CMN, sharing experiences and offering support. This was the first time Youkang and his mum had met anyone else with the condition. After hearing about the exhibition project, Youkang’s mum wanted Youkang to be photographed, as she understood first-hand the need to educate the world about CMN in a positive way. We are very grateful to Youkang and all our photographed participants for making our dream of raising global awareness of CMN a reality. �� #howdoyouCMeNow @mrelbank @oxotowerwharf #lovetheskinyouarein #bareyourbirthmark #wearerare #uniquebeauty #beautifulinsideandout #rareskincondition #skincondition #raisingawareness #photography #oxotowerwharf #london #cmn #caringmattersnow #wednesdaywisdom #charity #charityexhibition #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodypositivitypost

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HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? �� Meet Rosabella, one of our wonderful participants photographed for the HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? exhibition series being showcased from 14th -24th March at the @oxotowerwharf central London. It’s free entry and not to be missed! �� #howdoyouCMeNow #bodypositivitypost #bareyourbirthmark #lovetheskinyouarein #beautifulinsideandout #unique #skincondition #caringmattersnow #cmn #birthmark #birthmarkbeauty

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Do you remember who you were, before the world defined you by how you look like? #perfectionofmyskin #inmyskiniwin #bareyourbirthmark #nevus #cmn #inspiration #motivation #body #naked #skin #difference #unique #lifestory #bodypositive #love #myself #beautiful #bodygoals #sensual #art #photo #natural #tbt #followme #gowiththeflow

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