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Lucy Kingori: How I cured my son's eczema

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Two years ago, Lucy King’ori and her husband would be up all night, watching in despair as their son scratched his skin until it bled, causing him to scream in pain.

“I always put him in mittens so the scratches would not be as severe,” says Lucy. Since birth, her son suffered from eczema - a dry, itchy and often painful rash. His condition meant he barely slept through the night.

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