At the age of 5 weeks, my oldest daughter was diagnosed with a skin condition called Eczema. She suffered terribly, with sleepless nights and constant crying from the severely itchy skin. Her skin resembled that of a scaly fish and she would scratch until she bled. We tried everything to help her to no avail. I remember taking she and my son to San Diego, California to visit my father and stepmother and before we returned home, my stepmother called me to inform me of a huge research study they were conducting for eczema. I immediately called the Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. and made an appointment. I took my daughter in and she was accepted into the study, provided with all of the medication. We only had to fill out keep a journal of the results and keep our appointments for a month. The results were absolutely amazing. I don't have any before pictures however, I do have a current picture of my beautiful daughter who once had eczema covering 85% of her body and is now 24 years old and is as beautiful as ever. This is because the miracle drug Tacrolimus (now called Protopic) has changed her life. Tacrolimus is a drug used for renal care patients to help prevent organ rejection but was found to also benefit people who suffered from eczema.
At the age of 5 weeks, my oldest daughter was diagnosed with a skin condition called Eczema. She suffered terribly, with sleepless nights and constant crying from the severely itchy skin. Her skin resembled that of a scaly fish and she would scratch until she bled. We tried everything to help her to no avail. I remember taking she and my son to San Diego, California to visit my father and stepmother and before we returned home, my stepmother called me to inform me of a huge research study they were conducting for eczema. I immediately called the Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. and made an appointment. I took my daughter in and she was accepted into the study, provided with all of the medication. We only had to fill out keep a journal of the results and keep our appointments for a month. The results were absolutely amazing. I don't have any before pictures however, I do have a current picture of my beautiful daughter who once had eczema covering 85% of her body and is now 24 years old and is as beautiful as ever. This is because the miracle drug Tacrolimus (now called Protopic) has changed her life. Tacrolimus is a drug used for renal care patients to help prevent organ rejection but was found to also benefit people who suffered from eczema.
