Boy with severe eczema begs to be ‘put into coma’ to escape pain of condition – Metro.co.uk

Barney Raes painful eczema (Picture: Mercury Press & Media)

A 14-year-old boy with severe eczema has begged to be placed into an induced coma to escape the pain of the skin condition.

Barney Rae, from Bristol, Avon, was diagnosed last year, and the eczema has left him covered head to toe in itchy rashes and unable to sleep.

Despite trying many different remedies some which mum Miranda, 50, claims left him looking like hed been in an acid attack Barney is still in agony, telling his mum that he cant deal with the pain anymore.

The single mum is now desperate to help her beloved son get back to his normal self, by raising money for urgent and fast-tracked treatment to calm his skin once and for all.

Miranda, a radio broadcast manager, said: Barney is at his wits end. He just wants to go to sleep and wake up when the eczema is all gone.

Hes even said to me that he wants to be put in an induced coma because the pain is that bad.

Hes got to the point where hes too scared to sleep. He scratches himself unknowingly when hes asleep and will wake up bleeding head to toe.

Mum Miranda has said the past 10 months have been torture for Barney, because of his sleep deprivation and the fact he even blames himself for his skin issues.

Its heartbreaking to see my child go through this, especially at an age where hes so aware of what he looks like, she said.

Because Barney is allergic to many ingredients in home remedies and over-the-counter creams, hes struggled to find relief from the itching and cracked skin.

Prescribed creams also left him red and in excruciating pain, and long NHS waiting lists mean the family are now looking at private options.

Miranda said: Its got to the point now where Im so worried about him. He never used to have eczema on his face until now its everywhere and hes so self conscious about it.

Weve been putting bandages on to help him stop scratching but one night he came into me shocked and it looked like he had seen a ghost.

He was shaking and bleeding from his neck downwards, saying he couldnt believe what hed done to himself.

Because of the exhaustion, he doesnt realise hes itching and scratching himself red raw. Its a completely uncontrollable urge.

The side effects both short term like nausea and sickness, and long term like brittle bones of his current medication are difficult to deal with.

Oral steroids and leukaemia drug, Methotrexate,can be dangerous for Barneys immune system, meaning he has to isolate while he takes them. And after he finishes courses of meds, he often finds that his skin goes back to how it was before.

Miranda has now set up a fundraiser to raise money for a private specialist medical consultation which costs 300, and means she will have to pay for any prescribed treatment.

She added: Ive got to do whatever I can to improve Barneys situation and Im willing to do whatever it takes.

I just want to see him back to his normal self and I would give anything to take it away.

Seeing your child suffer like this on a daily basis is horrific.

Donate to Barneys private eczema treatment here.

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