Living with Eczema…

It was especially bad behind the backs of my legs, in my elbow creases and on my hands; which was where all my default spots were. My hands would be so cracked, bleeding and sore that I could hardly hold a pencil or bend any of my fingers, put on my clothes or open/ close my bag etc. Everything was such an effort and exhausting. I remember the creases in my elbows beings so weeping, cracked and sore that I need to decide in the mornings, upon waking before school, whether I needed to have my arm straight or bent for the day (pending what activities were ahead). Then I would proceed to straighten/ pull apart the cracks in my arms to get them to straighten up. The cracks would then dry and set either straight or bent for the day. It was painfully sore, I can almost feel the intensity of the pain still.