I have noticed a very weird pattern that whenever my child is sick whether it’s common cold, viral infections, bacterial infections or any other such thing; then his eczema gets better – wayyy better!! So I have this totally random theory… When the body is busy fighting other illnesses, then it actually stops malfunctioning (stops […]
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In my adolescent stage whenever I saw a person with some skin issue, like rashes, redness, cracked skin, pigmented skin etc, I used to avoid interaction and felt a little intimidated. To me having a poor skin was appalling, and the thought that people with derma issues may have something contagious always crossed my mind.
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I never realized the importance of sleep until I became a mother, that too of an eczema child. As a teenager and young adult I slept whenever I felt like, and used to get up late over weekends. There were times when I felt tired because of oversleeping, not under. Now things obviously are not
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When we’re leading a smooth stress free life, and then suddenly something not in our favor happens – changing our lifestyle completely. It’s that moment where we lose hope, become weak and only look at the negativity. Rather than emphasizing on the problems, we should use that problem in our favor and derive an opportunity
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Atopic dermititis is the most casually taken illness and the non-sufferers might not fully understand the severity of this disease, and the mark it leaves on the personality of that individual who has to go through this ordeal his/her entire life. Around 20% children and 3% adults worldwide go through this chronic illness at one
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Do you ever feel paranoid in public places when you’re with your flaky skinned child and constantly wondering whether people around are judging or not? This thing happens with me a lot, I go out with my 3 year old eczema prone kid and people start glaring and asking questions like did he burn himself?
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You know those days where your child is nigh inconsolable due to a bad attack of eczema? We had one like that last night. For hours, our son was in agony and apparent pain, while there was nothing we could do to help. Full body itching, scratching himself all over his body, and we could
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It’s funny how life revolves around a single person day and night, and all you can think about is the well-being of that person. Well, that is what parenting is all about right? Selfless love !! It really amuses me that how God has wired us as parents, and how beautiful these feelings are… Though,
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Life with an eczema prone child is hard. I’ll leave it to my beloved to extol the stories and the hardship we face on a daily basis, such as here, here and here. A mother can portray heartfelt emotions about a darling child better than almost anyone else. So instead, I’d like to briefly tell
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It’s been 3 years since our battle with eczema begun. Never thought that life would change to such an extent that every little action of ours would directly or indirectly influence the skin condition of our son. In this duration my husband and I have been to almost every reputable dermatologist and pediatrician but all
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