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Imagine being 11 years old and your classmates shunning you because of an incurable skin condition.
Kristin Kelly doesn’t have to imagine. “I was born with severe eczema, which I’ve battled my entire life,” shares the 59-year-old.
“I’ve had some awful experiences because of it, including kids at school refusing to sit next to me because they didn’t want to catch what I had!”
Whangārei-based Kristin has poured her life’s experience into her first children’s book, which aims to start a conversation