My Recent Discovery-CA1 Assignment

If you have noticed my skin recently, you would find that the flaking skin on my face has reduced drastically. You might not think that the skin on my body is getting better, but it is, actually.

During the December school holidays, my parents decided that I really needed a good doctor who knew how to cure my long-term skin problem which existed ever since I had just learnt to walk. I always encounted unbearable itch in the night, always tossing and turning on my bed continuously, normally slept late and repeatedly waking up to scratch. The scratching sound was similar to that of scrubbing clothes which often breaks the stillness of the night. Because of that, I often woke up letargic in the morning, and could not concentrate in class.

My parents had actually brought me to the Skin Centre several times and to other renowned dermatologists too, but the doctors there said that I would never recover and had to live with it. Whenever I went to a skin specialist, he or she will say "I am very sorry, but he is born like that and will never heal. Just put more moisturiser." and the skin will thicken even more! I am so used to that ridiculous remark that I always lose hope and also get furious whenever I heard it.

We even resorted to tradional Chinese medicine, which took a long time to brew and it tasted disgustingly bitter and smelt sour. The medicine was black and I am always reluctant to drink it as I am also afraid of what chemicals it contains, let be it poison! My parents were losing hope of my thickening "bullet-proof" skin healing, but they were willing to try one last time. They then thought for a long time, ran through the lists of good doctors and prayed to God for assistance, then eventually decided to bring me to a doctor near my school who was a skin specialist.

The doctor quickly identified it as dry and scaly skin and then got down to work, issuing the proper medications such as anti-bacteria shampoo and tablets that helps the skin to shed, to reveal the beautiful skin concealed underneath. My parents and I were elated about this chance of recovery and praised the Name On High.

I followed his prescriptions, and week after week, whenever I came back to the clinic, I noticed that my skin was getting better and thinner with every visit. It was also a little smoother than before.

I normally put moisturiser on my skin then, but the doctor has instructed me not to use it to allow it to shed, thus it appears a little whiter and flakier. However now I am much better than before and I will do my best to allow it to heal faster so I will not suffer for too long. I also learnt self-control, and one very important lesson, Nothing is impossible with God.