{"id":1112,"date":"2026-07-29T23:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:34:10","slug":"my-wife-left-after-learning-our-newborn-son-had-down-syndrome-i-hated-her-for-18-years-until-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/?p=1112","title":{"rendered":"My Wife Left After Learning Our Newborn Son Had Down Syndrome \u2013 I Hated Her for 18 Years Until Last Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\">White patches on the skin (known as hypopigmentation or depigmentation) occur when there is a decrease or loss of melanin, the natural pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes. This can happen for a variety of reasons, from benign and temporary problems to chronic or autoimmune conditions. Most are not serious, but some require medical attention to confirm the diagnosis and rule out complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span dir=\"auto\">Main causes of white spots on the skin<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Here are the most frequent ones, ordered from highest to lowest prevalence according to age and skin type:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (sun spots or \u201cwhite spots\u201d)<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">is very common after age 40-50, especially in people with fair skin.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">They are small, round, white spots (2-6 mm) on the arms, legs, back, and hands.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Causes: cumulative sun exposure over the years + natural aging (melanocytes stop functioning in exposed areas).<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">They are not itchy or painful; they are harmless but irreversible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Pityriasis versicolor (or tinea versicolor)<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">is a fungal infection caused by fungi of the genus\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">Malassezia<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0(normal on the skin, but which overgrow in heat, sweat, and humidity).<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">It causes white, pink, or light brown patches on the chest, back, neck, and arms.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">It is more visible after sun exposure (the fungus blocks even pigmentation).<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">It is usually mildly itchy or scaly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Pityriasis alba\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White patches on the skin (known as hypopigmentation or depigmentation) occur when there is a decrease or loss of melanin,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flavorlab.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}