By day three, Avery had been through blood tests, skin cultures and they had started intense allergy testing. Through skin testing we found that Avery was carrying an infection called MRSA which put us into isolation for the remainder of the week. This was discouraging because she was not able to interact with other kids while at the hospital. Luckily another child with severe eczema and who was also infected with MRSA was staying at the RM House as well. Avery and Blake hit it off and Avery was finally able to see that there were others out there just like her-in fact, they had a lot of similarities. I think you will notice in pictures the life coming back into Avery on the outside and inside. When we first got there she was withdrawn and sad - her skin was dull, red and inflammed. You can see by the fourth day her skin is white(really light) and has a shine to it and obviously she is feeling better. We met with a Therapist every day who helped us to see the emotional effect that a chronic illness can have on a person and the rest of the family. It is amazing what we learned from him. We have learned so much about Avery and her needs physically and emotionally. Avery will probably have Eczema in some way the rest of her life, but we have been given the tools to hopefully
keep it under control and give her a better quality of life.
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