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And now Drew’s riveting take on John Updike’s, "At War with My Skin"
Psoriasis is a disorder that causes certain parts of the afflicted’s body to have rough “scaly skin” it is mild in 65% of all cases (by mild I mean from a overall health standpoint and only affecting under 4% of the subjects body). However, immeasurable is the psychological damage that the afflicted gather through a life time of self-induced seclusion.
John Updike is an author who in this paper described how it feels physically and emotionally to have psoriasis. He tells the reader of how psoriasis kept him from living his life at times. He was to afraid of being noticed that he didn’t learn to swim. John also tells us of how his disorder has fueled the majority of all his life choices (marriage, having children, ETC.) There is nothing in my life that can even be compared to Updike’s experiences. However, I can honestly say that this essay is an inspiration to all people who feel like outcasts.
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