The Woman Who's Allergic To Everything: Extremely Rare Condition

If spring allergy is bad, then Johanna Watkins should be given a thought. Everything seems allergic to her, including her husband. In Minnesota, the 29-years old has been hiding for almost a year now in her home's master bedroom. The room is blocked for sunlight to enter and purifier have been filled in the room to purify the air from contaminants.

Food, the outdoors, chemicals and many other things which are taken for granted by most of the people are allergic to Ms. Watkins. "Mast Cell Activation Syndrome" is what she is having. How to react is instructed to the immune system by the chemicals released in the body by the mast cells.

The problem faced by Ms. Watkins, reported by news.com.au, is that wrong chemicals are released by her cells at the wrong spot and at wrong timing. Usually, the disorder is treatable for the doctors but, In Ms. Watkins's case, her disorder has severity and rarity which makes her un responded for treatment.

Probably the worst of Ms. Watkins's allergies is the people's scent, even Ms. Watkins's husband's and while she's living upstairs, her husband has been forced to stay downstairs. Ms. Watkins husband told fox 9 that he can get close to her and can't even hug his wife without safety.

Only, at times of medical emergency or for keeping an appointment with the doctor is when, Ms. Watkins go out of her room. She feels exhausted by the exposure to everything which gets her sick, whenever she's home.

She said that, as she opens the door, she can feel that her body is getting into attack mode. She gets a feeling that her body is having a war with itself. Her throat stiffens automatically, It feels the way Darth Vader does a choke hold. So, In their rooms, how can people overcome themselves 24/7?

Prayers, Books, Online chats and Phones and so on, that includesfamily and friends.Ms. Watkins said that she tries to simply think about everyone, she can do that and simply pray personally for them and whatever, they require.

 

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