England: Nancy Morrell (19 years old) suffers from an unknown skin disease

19-year-old Nancy Morrell, from Buckinghamshire, England, has gained a great deal of popularity on social media platforms, most notably TikTok. In her videos she talks about it Mysterious skin diseasewhich sometimes causes Red spots on their skin It appears on her face. Doctors do not know the cause of the phenomenon and therefore cannot help the 19-year-old. She goes to the doctor because of her illness since 2016, but she hasn’t been diagnosed yet.

Shows on Tiktok how quickly skin symptoms can appear. It starts with one or a few harmless blisters. But within a very short time, a number of blue-violet spots appeared on her face. In the video you can see how her skin changes in real time.

Morel’s skin manifestations began when he was 12 years old. In 2020, when she was 16 years old, the disorders worsened and became more regular. “I was at school and all of a sudden my lips got swollen. The school nurse thought I was allergic to ibuprofen even though I hadn’t taken any.” The young man was taken to the hospital, where the doctors confirmed that it was not an allergic reaction. The swelling and bruising on her lip lasted for a few days.

Greased on stains for years

The looks and comments of others severely hurt her self-esteem. Because of this, the 13- to 16-year-old girl bothered to cover her spots with makeup. You don’t do that anymore. Reporting her condition made her “much more confident”. “I don’t feel like I have to hide it anymore, it’s a part of me and I’m proud of how receptive I am.”

Nancy has spent the past five years visiting hospitals, performing skin biopsies and getting treatments — to no avail. Now she frequently shares Instagram videos showing her face before and after a push-up.

Not everyone understands

Her story drew both positive and negative reactions from viewers. The doctor even accused her of making it up. In a recent YouTube video, Nancy talks about her battle with this skin condition and how it affects her life.

Friends and family are supportive of the young Brit: “I have a great support network of friends and people close to me, but mainly my family. I am the youngest of eight children – and my brothers and father have always been my best support.”

(Heute.at/bre)