JAMES CREAG

A boy who is allergic to sunshine can now step out of the shadows in his own home.

James Creag, eight, suffers from a severe skin condition which means he must use cream on his face and cover every inch of his body with clothes - otherwise daylight could trigger a painful reaction, even when he is indoors.

But he can now at least relax at home after a local company fitted specialist filtered windows.

James, from Salford, was two when his parents, Claire, 30, and Daniel, 32, noticed his hands were badly swollen after playing in the garden on a sunny day. They rushed him to the doctors and were told he was allergic to grass.

He was given medication, but the symptoms persisted and he regularly had extreme swelling on his face and hands.

James was eventually diagnosed with severe Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) when he was four.

EPP is a rare photosensitivity condition which affects one in 300,000 people.

James, who goes to Beech Street Community Primary in Winton, Salford, must apply special cream and take Beta-Caroten tablets to prevent his skin from flaring up.

Claire said: 'Each attack lasts between five and seven days and is very painful.

'I can’t bear to see James suffer. He is used to having to apply the cream and wear the hat every time he goes outside but sometimes he gets upset.

'It’s hard for him, especially in the summer as people stare and ask why he has a jacket on.'

         

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