Let me introduce myself. My name is Vicki Wootton-Champion and I have had eczema my entire life. I have limited memory of my symptoms as a very young child, but my parents have very vivid recollections of oozing skin, sleepless nights and plenty of tears - both theirs and my own.

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Perhaps my first real memories of the Bitch with the Itch are from as late as junior school, where my feet became so caked in cracked, painful skin that I had significant time off and...this is the cool bit....when I finally went back, I got to sit on a chair in assembly rather than on the floor because it was more comfortable for my skin! Every cloud and all that!

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I've proved every doctor wrong and haven't grown out of it since - and sadly that's not something I enjoy bragging about! 

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What I can brag about though, is that throughout my life, I've probably tried just about every cream and wild and wonderful treatment going, which makes me perfectly placed to offer a little wisdom to help you or a loved one navigate This Itchy Life. 

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Here you will find honesty, pain, humour, happiness and....perhaps...a little hope.