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For Vanessa Jenkins, eczema has never been “just a skin condition”. Her journey began 17 years ago when she met her husband, who lives with severe atopic eczema. At the time, Vanessa knew very little about eczema or how deeply it could affect not only the person living with it, but their whole whānau. Vanessa’s own family experience with eczema has shaped a journey of community support and advocacy spanning more than 17 years. Over the years, she came to understand the realit

When I reflect on over 40 years of managing eczema, a condition also known as contact dermatitis, I often wonder: how different would my life be if, in my childhood, the focus had been on addressing the cause rather than treating the effects? Would I still need to watch what I eat, monitor my stress levels, or carefully select what I put on my skin? My guess is no.