Rachel Bradford was forced to have an emergency C-section because her legs were so swollen she ‘couldn’t open’ them
A woman who had the ‘first year of her son’s life taken away from her’ due to a rare skin condition causing sufferers to feel like they are being ‘burnt alive’ has been campaigning for funds to fly across Europe for further treatment.
Rachel Bradford, who lives in Torbay, Devon, noticed an ‘extraordinarily itchy’ rash developing on her skin while carrying her second child, Michael.
Initially fearing for her health, Rachel, who was 24 weeks pregnant at the time, sought advice from doctors
The 30-year-old was initially told that her ‘blistering’ rash she’d developed and the overwhelming feeling of being ‘burnt alive’ were nothing more than intense pregnancy-related symptoms.
However, two weeks later, Rachel’s pain worsened, prompting her to head to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to get checked out again.
