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I began a new sewing project the other day. A beautiful (I hope) stained glass style quilted table runner, which I knew my daughter wanted. As I was organizing the...

There is no pleasing me. I have spent the last few months moaning about the winter months and now it seems I am having a go at the summer! I...

It sounds like such an odd thing to even think about - clothes that don’t hurt - but if you experience eczema, I’m sure you understand. Some clothes just irritate...

You and I are like the commonly known “Chinese” bamboo tree, my eczema friends. The bamboo tree appears to lay dormant with no growth in sight for 5 years, suddenly...

The thought of being in partnership with eczema can unleash a variety of emotions for many. That used to be, hands down, my biggest fears. One, that a relationship wasn't...

Today is the 20th of May 2021 and I have now been fully vaccinated. It is a great day. I feel I can walk among other humans without fear of...

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Stress has been a contributing factor in causing my eczema flares. Stress as a cause for eczema may perhaps be anecdotal, or perhaps there’s some science behind it. I just...

A few years back, I was on the road to Gatwick Airport. I was going on holiday to Italy. I made the monumental error of not making a list of...

I’ve started sewing again. Some of you might remember when I wrote about the problems I had dealing with different fabrics as a seamstress. In my retirement, I’ve done only...

Morning and night routines are some of the best things we can do for our bodies. I will focus on my morning routine during the worst stages of topical steroid...

Is it just me, or does anyone else have a summer essential kit? It’s kind of like an expanded first aid kit. Every summer, our family takes a few trips...

Yesterday I sent an email to my primary carer begging for her help with my atopic dermatitis. Just recently my skin has really started to become unbearably sore and tight...

At the beginning of this pandemic, many of us made this huge laundry list of things we would get done. Whether we made this list mentally, physically on paper, or...

I almost didn’t recognize my own feet and still almost don’t. They are much smoother than usual, even with my regular ritual of applying creams and lotions right after my...

Up until the early noughties, my skin routine was pretty poor. For years I had messed about with numerous moisturizers, lotions, and ointments, trying to find the most effective ones...

Have you ever heard the saying, the obstacle in the way is the way? It took me decades to understand this concept. How could the issue that caused me so...

As someone living with both eczema and Crohn’s disease, which seem to intersect pretty often, I know what it’s like to have a bad day or two. I was diagnosed...

Ever spent money on sunscreen and then only to find that it burns as soon as you put it on. Then you might say, well, that was a waste of money...

Eczema is not that different from life in general. Life is full of surprises, predictions, and hopes. Sometimes there’s a plan, sometimes there’s not, but in both instances, the journey...