NTV anchor Gladys Gachanja has opened up on her struggle with an incurable disease.
In a post on her Instagram page on Monday, March 9, the soft-spoken anchor disclosed that she was born with the Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) condition as well as her son.
This was in response to a recent episode of her informative Health Diary series in which a woman, Dorothy Muchere, recounted her soul crashing encounter with the disease.
"I have lived with Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) all my life and my son was born with it. Though I have outgrown its major effects, my son is still on that journey and some seasons can be more difficult than others.
"In this condition, the physical effects are very obvious but the emotional impact, not so obvious yet this is a reality of those who live with Atopic Eczema," stated Gachanja.
"Listening to Dorothy Muchere, an Eczema Warrior, share her struggle with this chronic condition on NTV affirms there are many living with this condition," she continued.
Some of the effects of the disease are red, itchy and irritated skin which is a chronic condition that begins before the age of five and affects victims well into adulthood.
The disease periodically attacks its subjects and may at times be accompanied by Asthma and high fever.
"He was born nine years ago, four weeks later, the drama started. He developed a rush at the back and started itching and could not sleep and the rushes started coming from the back to the face.
"When we went to a dermatologist, we were told that it was eczema. We were given medication but it wasn't going away. The challenge was to identify where the flare-ups were emanating," recounted Rachel Ogolla, a caregiver.
"Doctors always insist on prescription they are giving you and some of these prescriptions have too many steroids... The medication is expensive, the creams are very expensive," Ogolla continued.
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