Dear Christian
I wanted to write to you to express my greatest thanks for the help you gave us with my little boy's eczema. I was looking back at some baby photos as he has now just turned one. I had forgotten that his skin had been red and spotty since birth really, and by the time I came to see you it had covered almost his entire body, many places having open and weeping areas. I had forgotten how it made him so itchy he couldn't sleep and how we couldn't go for a walk in the pram, or how anxious I was in the car wondering if he was scratching and opening the skin. When I came to see you I had been through a lot of other channels - paediatricians, GP's, all the creams on the shelves of the pharmacy, and the steroid creams. He had 3 episodes of infected skin on his face requiring antibiotics by the age of 5 months, and we seemed to be trapped in a cycle of cortisone, moisturising (at every nappy change), antibiotics and sleepless nights for all of us. I tried modifying my diet to eliminate anything that might be a trigger passed through my breast milk. We couldn't bath him, as the open areas would sting even with plain tepid water. I really didn't know what else to try and it was heart breaking watching him suffer and not feeling like I was doing anything that would make it go away. At best the combination of all of the above gave him temporary relief. I still feel fate brought me to see you - my friends gave me a voucher to see your wife for a massage at SOE Biotherapies, and when I mentioned my baby had eczema, she told me that was your specialty! You were so calm and caring, and we really felt how much you wanted to help us, but without false promises. You gave me practical advice and explained the process through which your cream would work, and were honest about the time frame. And it was all true! One of the best things was the creams was only used twice a day - previously we had been using pharmacy creams many times a day and it took hours away from time we had as a family - and he hated it. The cream you made was specific to his needs, changed with reviews over time, and we haven't had any antibiotics since using it. From 6 months we haven't had any more open skin, the previously open areas which were mottled purple in colour are now gone. Our little boy is now one - he is happy, healthy and has the most beautiful skin everywhere. It makes me sad to look back and remember that for months I couldn't kiss his cheeks, as the skin was always open. Now I can make up for lost time! Thank you is just not enough of a word to describe how grateful we are and I recommend you to whoever listens! Thank you, thank you, thank you,
Ronnie (a very happy mother)