From barely surviving, to absolutely thriving?

Words GEETA POWANI

THE TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY TO OVERCOME ECZEMA (REQUIRING HOSPITALISATION) TO NOW LIVING STEROID AND ANTIBIOTIC FREE.

My daughter, Mia was disappearing before my eyes. Her eczema not only required two periods of hospitalisation, 12 months of light therapy, daily bleach baths, regular antibiotics and up to 10 tubes of steroid cream a month… but her eczema symptoms continued to spiral out of control, with no reprieve in sight (the doctors were recommending long-term immune suppressant medication to manage her symptoms).

I felt completely helpless and lost in a medical system not knowing what to do or where to go. I felt sick in the pit of my stomach. The pain in my heart seeing my child’s pain consumed my every waking breath.

The light in my daughter’s eyes was fading fast. When faced with commencing even more medication, I had decided enough was enough!

It was time to reclaim my daughter’s and my life!

With this surge of energy (like a lioness protecting her cub), I was guided to the right people who helped me heal Mia’s gut and calm the inflammation in her body.

During this time, I also tuned in to the wisdom used for hundreds of years in my Indian heritage (Ayurveda) to blend topical eczema creams as we slowly started weening off steroid creams.

I remember my dad grew a neem plant, and I would take the leaves and make oil blends to see what worked best on Mia’s eczema.

For the first time, I felt empowered, alive and filled with excitement that what I was creating was not only clean and gentle but it was also effective in helping calm Mia’s skin.

Not only did Mia’s eczema start to improve before our eyes, her laughter returned back in our home.

Why hadn’t I thought of this before? Did my greatest pain crack me open to create the path for these beautiful products to be born?

Maybe.

To be honest, I feel complete gratitude for our journey (as painful as it was). I am very positive and empowered with how I approach my family’s health.

Mia has transformed from extreme eczema to now living antibiotics or steroid creams free for the last 3.5 years – she is absolutely thriving! Today, she simply uses the skin care products that I have developed for her.

The journey which has been filled with light, love, courage and unshakeable commitment to help my daughter, has now evolved into being of service to other children suffering from eczema with our range of products.

www.mymias.com