Do you think it’s worth to try an alternative medication?

Tabe,
Mang Bedjo

Unfortunately Mika’s condition (from what I’ve read so far) is genetically inherited just like me and my Lupus. We just have to learn to live with it and make the best out of it.

Thank you fo sharing. I believe we can turn our ‘less-fortunate’ condition into a blessing once we learn to accept it. I am still learning not to beat up my self too much for everything happened for a reason. Take care.

A rather similar thing with Sarah - she developed eczema when she was a baby. It was really heartbreaking for Helen; the itch was so bad, Sarah will literally scratch until her skin are gone. She’s bleeding all over, mostly on her cheeks, arms, and legs.

Poor little thing… and there was no medication available that can cure it. I found out later that some people continue to have the eczema until their adulthood.

We found out later that the itch stopped the instant we arrived in Jakarta.
So finally we asked my mom to raise Sarah, while we went back to UK. These photos are from that time, that’s why we’re nowhere in there.
Then we knew how it felt to be left by one’s child - thankfully ours was not dead, only gone far away. Still we felt horribly terrible.

She grew out of her eczema thankfully, and returned to live with us later.
Then we found out that she’s developed allergic reactions to many things. Her older sister, Anisah, also suffer from allergies. Sarah is more extreme though -she can not eat nuts at all or her body will react very violently, and some other food (seafood mostly).

I think it’s all from her parent, to be exact, me. Still she’s a very loving and caring little girl, as if she’s got no burden at all. She’ll be the first one running into me when I arrived home after a gruelling day at work. It made me feel more guilty, but at the same time I also feel relief, and I welcome the affection very, very much.

I hope she’ll continue to be able to enjoy life at its fullest, and I hope the same for your Mika too. Take care.