I have had psoriasis since I was four years old, so I can’t remember a life without it.
I have two children, and of course a mother wants her children to be healthy but if they develop psoriasis I wouldn’t be hysterical. My dad handled my psoriasis diagnosis in a very good way – he didn’t make a big deal out of it – and if my children did get psoriasis, I would do the same.
If I didn’t have psoriasis my life would be different: a lot of my friends wouldn’t be my friends and my history would be different. Sometimes I feel like covering up and hiding, but most of the time I am comfortable with my disease – it’s part of who I am.
I think its important to show the world what it’s like to live with psoriasis. It’s important for me to help young people with psoriasis realise that it’s possible to do what you want to do and be who you want to be even with psoriasis.
