LIVING WITH ECZEMA

Hydrocortisone, the Knee Jerk Prescription for Eczema Flareups, Can Eventually Disfigure

The French man was trying to guess my age.

He took my wrinkled hands in his, stared at the prominent veins and discoloration, sighed, and looked up into my eyes.

“You have the face and the hair of a much younger woman, but . . .” He shook his head. “Your hands are of someone very old.”