Living

Much of my life has been spent on truly traumatizing and painful experiences that continue to haunt me to this day. That is, in addition to dealing with eczema and...

It is incredible how time flies. Take the pandemic for instance. In the UK we went into lockdown in March 2020. Strangely, It feels like yesterday everyone was locking themselves...

I need to be grateful for the small pockets of eczema free time I occasionally enjoy. There are not many of them, and even when I am lucky enough to...

I have come to two realizations lately. First, I dislike Mondays. Mondays are the cleaning day in my household. While I love the results of the cleaning, I dislike that...

Something I have been working on cultivating for some time now, especially recently, has been the practice of self-compassion. So far, this has been one of the most important and...

One of the hardest things to realize when having eczema is that not everyone is going to be able to step up to the plate to support you the way...

I know Halloween is over, and the candy-stocked shelves are made barren, ready for a full frontal assault of the colors red, green, and white. However, my experience this year...

Imagine, me – a nurse being ignored by a physician! I know that this may be par for the course during the long career of a professional nurse with physician...

Navigating relationships tends to be a bumpy road overall, and certainly has been for me most of my life. Unfortunately, dealing with a very visible skin condition like eczema and...

Let me premise this rant with the fact that the majority of my dating stories are actually a bunch of positive and interesting experiences. This one though, sucks. I was...

“Here’s a sample!" "Have you tried Protopic, hydrocortisone?” “Have you tried this sample of Eucerin, eye cream?" "Have you tried this lotion?" “Facial cleanser in cataphile. Here’s a handful for...

I remember the day I stopped believing in Western medicine to cure my eczema. I had been seeing several Western dermatologists for 15 years. I was consistently prescribed some form...

Every day I wake up exhausted and with a gnawing headache. I have asthma as well as eczema and this means that my whole breathing system is congested. This means...

I am grateful for this community and for the support available. Eczema is a chronic issue that can be at times, uncontrollable and frustrating. Yet, there are times that while...

The Eczema Awareness Month 2023 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! October is Eczema Awareness Month! This year, our theme is *itch Sessions: Venting Aloud. Living with...

Eczema is frustrating. We hear you, we see you, and we understand. But, why? Is it the embarrassment and shame that we sometimes feel? Is it the comments or unsolicited...

In the previous two parts of this series I had the pleasure of sharing Becky Visser’s story about deciding to change treatment and starting Rinvoq. In case you missed it...

Many treatments for eczema and skin conditions usually come in the form of creams and lotions. But, Raela found another form of medicine for her ailing skin, and even for...

I am always happy when fall rounds the corner. The relief when the weather permits the transition from shorts to pants has become a welcome annual event. It’s not that...

Making the decision to change doctors and treatments for eczema can be quite the daunting journey. In my previous article, I dove further into this topic and shared some of...