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What No One Tells You About Parenting Through An HS Flare

You know the feeling: the stabbing, throbbing pressure building under the skin, every movement a reminder that your body is fighting something you didn’t ask for. Now add a five-year-old who wants to build magnetic mini mansions on the floor.That’s the reality Dawmart C., 33, navigates regularly. A mom to a 15-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son, Dawmart was officially diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) at 28 — though she’d been quietly managing symptoms since she was 16. Here, she gets honest about what parenting through an HS flare actually looks like.The Physical Demands Don...