The NEA downplays TSW while promoting the drugs that helped cause it. When I was at my lowest during TSW (Topical Steroid Withdrawal) Burning, peeling, alone in my room, and afraid of my own reflection – I turned to organizations like the National Eczema Association (NEA) hoping to feel less alone and find more answers. Like most…
Throughout my upbringing, I often found myself as an “outsider” and a bit of a loner. At a young age, after surviving the Yugoslavian war, I found myself the center of bullying quite often, for many reasons. Of course, eczema was always one of those, as far back as I can remember. Looking back on…
It lives in us and through us – until we choose to confront it Nobody leaves a war unscathed – both literally and metaphorically. We all try to move on with our lives. We try to bury it as if it never happened. We hold onto the good things in life and have gratitude that…
