Faces of EB

Click one of the pictures below to learn more about the realities of life with EB

Sohana

Sohana

My Day by Sohana At 8am I wake up to take five different medications and allow them to set in ...
Poppy

Poppy

Mornings are getting tougher the older she gets. Sleep is constantly broken throughout the night when she is in pain ...
Noah

Noah

Noah has EB Simplex Dowling Meara and was diagnosed at birth. We had never heard of EB at this time ...
Sofia

Sofia

Sofia was born in 2022 with RDEB. She was diagnosed at birth when she was born without the skin on ...
Albi

Albi

Our little boy Albi was born with severe Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa ...
Gabrielius

Gabrielius

Gabrielius’ morning begins before 7AM, while he is still asleep. We start by changing the dressings on his legs. When ...
Mason

Mason

Mason gets up for school about 7am when his respite nurse leaves. We will do any dressings that need doing ...
RAchel and Hon

Rachel & Hon

I met Hon back in 2009. He was busy working for Whizz-Kids, teaching children how to use their wheelchairs. We ...
Dylan

Dylan

By Karen, Dylan's mum After a healthy and low risk pregnancy, our beautiful son Dylan was born in June 2017 ...
Photo of Jenna & her family

Jenna

I grew up in a family where I was the first to be diagnosed with EB Simplex (EBS). I never ...
Isla

Isla

Isla's Day We turn off Isla’s feeding pump and give her her morning meds at about 7:30am and then wake her as ...
Jackson

Jackson

My son was not diagnosed with EB at birth. We noticed his first blisters at 4 months old. I had ...
Photo of Jennifer wearing a hat and sunglasses, with hills in the background

Jennifer

When I was born in 1972, not much about EB was known. No one else in my family had it ...
Ala'a

Ala’a

Living with EB has taught me how to be strong and tolerate severe pain. Therefore, it will not stop me ...
Vie

Vie

Finally, just before I turned 28, I was diagnosed with EB. And my world opened up! I was finally part ...
Allison

Allison

I gave the faulty gene to my lovely son. He is in constant pain but smiles through it - he ...