Shout out to our Chicago girl Keke Palmer for her honesty, courage and heart of service. She posted selfies on her Instagram yesterday without makeup or filters to show her struggle with acne and her recent diagnoses of PCOS.
PCOS is polycystic ovarian syndrome and it’s a hormonal disorder that can cause women to have irregular cycles, infertility, diabetes, weight gain, acne and more. It’s not easy to treat and it often affects Black women but goes untreated or is misdiagnosed. I have a few close friends and relatives who have it and it’s a struggle even when you know you have it.
It’s so hard to show people the things that cause you pain because people can be so mean and make it worse… so I’m cheering Keke on for putting it out there, letting other women know they’re not alone in this and helping them by sharing what she’s learned.
And I love her attitude… she said, “ACNE AIN’T NEVER STOPPED ME!” And don't you let anybody or anything stop you!