Wellness Vs Illness

Hello and thank you for visiting my website.

My family and friends call me Trish.  I am 45 years of age; I am a Daughter, a Sister, a Mother, a Lover and a Friend.  Ah, yes - and I am definately in love with Life.  

Oh yeah! ... and I have always had chronic atopic eczema and allergies.  Welcome.

 

I HOPE THAT 2009 WILL BRING POSITIVE CHANGE FOR YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO NATURALLY GOOD HEALTH -  QUALI TY  AND LONGEVITY OF LIFE.

 


On this website you will not find any photos of eczema and I am not including photographs of myself or others with eczema on purpose. I figure that by the time you have reached this website, you know what eczema looks like and are either experiencing it personally or through some one you love and care for and you are probably looking at it on a regular basis.  There are a couple of reasons for these choices.

 

Firstly, there are already many websites with photographs of eczema in all its different forms -at its worst and at its least - there are many websites with photos that show the before and after results of the use of their own skin cream products;  there are government and foundation sponsored sites etc.  So there are loads of pics available and I haven't felt it necessary to display more photos of this disease.  For as far back as I can remember I have never liked having my photo taken because all I could see in the photo was eczema.

In 2002 I experienced a complete physical and emotional collapse bought on by the long term use of cortisone preparations and was even more intolerant about photos because I felt so devastated, self conscious, ashamed and very unattractive; I made very strong refusal in regards to photos. It took many months before I could go out in public and even then I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. Thankfully, I no longer feel this way about myself; a huge part of my recovery has been time and energy spent on the healing of my emotional scars.

So, I have no “before and after” photos of my condition and I ask you for the benefit of the doubt – my condition got as bad as eczema can ever get. My condition became life threatening - my family, my friends and my GP will all attest to that.

By getting to know me through this website you will come to understand that I have been through ALL the same things you go through with the behaviour of this disease.  I have been experiencing and collecting knowledge for more than 40 years now.  It has been a part of my whole life and I still live with it and manage it on a daily basis.  I was always hopeful, but I never did grow out of it. 

Secondly and more importantly, I’d like this website to be a source of useful information; a place to find a new direction for the good health of your skin and overall condition; a source of information for the natural management of this inflammatory auto-immune disease. 

This website is about my own personal history and experience with this disease.  I am not going to tell you how to live your life or how to manage your condition.  What I am going to let you in on is my story and the things that I do to manage my own situation and live life to the fullest under difficult circumstances. 

I cant' help myself but share the knowledge and information that I have gathered over a life time of dealing with chronic eczema and allergies in the hope that you will find your own personal and hopefully natural way of getting the most out of your life even though you are dealing with such an incredible challenge.  Please know that you will have my moral support all the way.

THIS IS A WEBSITE SUPPORTING WELLNESS NOT ILLNESS

AAARRRRGHHHHHH ... ... ... INFORMATION OVER-LOAD!!

I am aware that there is an awful lot of reading on this website, it's just that there is so much information to share with you.  Often we are time challenged, so I invite you to visit here regularly for a bit of a read; a little bit of information at a time so as not to go into 'information overload' which lends us to feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope.  Just take one step (or one article) at a time.  Once you know and understand the reasons why natural products and remedies do work, you will find yourself more able to deal with and embrace changes in your lifestyle.

 

A Little Personal History

In 1963 I was born with all my fingers and toes and a full head of hair. Another bouncing baby girl, much to my parents delight.  Within weeks of my birth it became obvious to my parents and the pediatricians at the time that not all was quite as it seemed. I was born with Atopic Eczema......read on
 
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