This World Atopic Eczema Day (14 Sep 2025), we want to celebrate all the amazing people who help us be Eczema Strong. It takes a lot to manage eczema – the pain, the stigma and the isolation – and it can take all the strength we have. You can read some stories of what it takes to be Eczema Strong here.
Sometimes, we need some help. Support can come from so many places: loving family, kind friends, a helpful neighbour, an attentive nurse or doctor, a caring teacher, or maybe even a complete stranger. To all those incredible people who help people with eczema find their strength when they haven’t any left to give, we want to say:
Thank you!
You can read some personal thank yous to some incredible Eczema Strong champions below
Live Q&A panel session
16 Sep, 7:30-8:30pm (Zoom)
All EOS members are invited to join us for a live Q&A panel session on ‘Who has helped you be Eczema Strong?’. You will be able to hear from inspiring voices living with eczema and those who support them, including:
- Dr Tess McPherson – Consultant Dermatologist, experience in paediatric, teen & young adult dermatology
- Alice – Co-chair of the EOS Youth Panel
- Eden – EOS Youth Panel member
- James Hardwick – Lived experience as an adult and parent with eczema
Whether you’re a young person with eczema or a parent/carer, this is your chance to hear real stories, expert advice, and tips on becoming Eczema Strong.
Who has helped you be Eczema Strong?
Louise would like to say thank you to her son Arthur. Diagnosed with severe dermatitis at just four months old, he is now 4 ½ years old and about to start skin injections. But despite his difficulties, he gives his mum strength every single day.
“Arthur has been incredible throughout. He is also under SEND – for developmental delays – so life so far hasn’t been the most straight forward. But every day he gets up and gets on with it. Now in school he has been bullied for his skin again he has the attitude of not caring what others think. He loves the outdoors and books. He is amazing.”
Millie’s mum has always been incredible at caring for her, and eczema has made her even stronger!
“My mum has cared for me when I’ve been in agonising pain, both physically and mentally. My eczema has gotten out of control over the past 10 months and I have been struggling a lot. So much so that I ended up attending A&E. Even when I felt like a fraud for my eczema landing me in hospital, my mum validated my feelings that eczema is far more than “just a bit of dry skin”. I am now in the process of starting immunosuppressant therapy. My mum has championed me, fighting for better treatment, taking time off work, spending her own money on private healthcare for me. She cares for me, cooking and cleaning for me, even washing my hair for me. She is a true Eczema Champion.”
Emma is constantly inspired by her four-year-old daughter, who is an eczema sufferer. She shows utter strength and resilience every single day, despite the pain and discomfort she clearly experiences.
“Despite waking up in the mornings covered in dry skin and blood, she starts each day with a cwtch and a smile. She’s on some pretty intense auto-immune treatments which involves tablets and regular blood tests and she doesn’t even flinch – she’s amazing and a hero in my eyes!
My daughter has taught me immense patience, empathy, and perseverance to live with something as difficult and frustrating as eczema. We’ve wiped away a lot of tears, been through countless tubs of ointments and steroid creams, and explained to lots of people that she doesn’t have chicken pox – it’s eczema!
I will continue to learn, support and help educate others about eczema and its effects on not only the sufferer but also for supporting families – it’s so hard but we’re not alone.”
Lani would like to make a heartfelt thank you to Chris, a Dermatology Nurse Specialist who has gone above and beyond to help her daughter and their family.
“Chris has been there every step of the way to guide and support us through my daughter’s eczema journey. When we faced challenging times or couldn’t get GPs to take our daughter’s eczema seriously, Chris was there to get us the right level of care and meds – she liaised with GPs on our behalf to outline just how serious the eczema was and how best to manage it with their support. Honestly, Chris has been a rock and ever-patient with queries, even responding to emails whilst she was on leave (which I felt awful about).”
Jenn and Hannah would both like to thank their specialist nurses, who have made all the difference to their family’s care.
“She gets it” says Jenn about their new specialist dermatology nurse. “Our challenges with autism and eczema. You made us feel heard and took the time for us to understand options. That meant so much.”
While Hannah would like to thank her Community Eczema Nurse: “They made us feel hopeful during a really difficult time.”
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