Kelly Pou is twenty-six years old, she lives in the townWaterloo Canadian Province of Ontario. The young woman has three small children who adore snow, skating rinks and all winter entertainments. But now, for five years, Kelly cannot share this joy with them. To put the child on the bus near the house, Kelly has to wear three pairs of pants, four shirts, the warmest jacket, socks, a hat, and completely cover her face with a scarf. Otherwise, she may experience anaphylactic shock, from which a mother of many children will die ... A woman decided to tell her story and show shocking pictures of the body covered with red blisters from head to toe, just because many do not believe her word for it and think that her weight The disease is greatly exaggerated. Kelly has proven this to be wrong. A young mother is afraid of winter like fire and admits that she literally has to hibernate for several months. What upsets a woman most of all is the fact that she cannot do anything without her husband, the children ask for a walk, and Kelly has to wait for a spouse.
Kelly with her husband and children. Photo: facebook.com/Kelly.Pouw A cold allergy, or cold urticaria, appears as a reaction to cool air, water, and even drinks with ice. It appears in the open areas of the body, most often on the hands and face. First, itching occurs, then redness, in severe cases, Quincke’s edema (that is, the affected areas will swell out) and anaphylactic shock may develop. Alas, but Kelly is talking about such a serious degree. Pou believes that allergies ruined her life, because she is trapped in her own house because of her! And if five years ago, hives occurred only on the face, neck and hands, now after going outside, Kelly’s entire body, including even the tongue, blisters as if a woman had been swallowed by a beehive. The worst thing in the situation is that such an allergy is not treated. Ontario is the real winter. On average, the temperature does not fall below fourteen degrees, but there are also records, such as, for example, in 1935, when in the northeast of the province the thermometer showed –58.3 ° C. So Kelly from the cold, alas, can not escape, only if you move the whole family in a warmer region.
After another allergy attack on Kelly's bodytraces remain for a long timePhoto: facebook.com/Kelly.PouwHowever, there is hope that over the years the woman will still feel better. At least, such cases are known. For example, singer Nina Shatskaya, a participant in the show "The Voice", also suffered from a similar affliction. - I first developed a cold allergy about 20 years ago, - Nina told Woman's Day. - At that time, I lived in America for six months, and when I returned to Russia in June, I went to a film festival on the Black Sea. Every evening it seemed that I was being attacked by a horde of mosquitoes. My arms and legs were constantly covered in small itchy spots. I complained to my friends all the time and could not understand why no one was bitten, but me - yes! I went to the doctor and found out that the bloodsuckers were not to blame, but I was suffering from a cold allergy. But not so much to the frost itself, but to the difference in temperatures. For example, if I picked up a drink from the refrigerator in a can, a rash like hives would immediately appear. If I went outside in the winter when the icy wind was blowing, my face would turn red and swell. I would go into a warm place, and it would get even worse. As a person who loves to walk, this was incredibly upsetting to me. And no super-moisturizing cream helped. The only effective way was to change my lifestyle, that is, I had to leave the house in the cold season and immediately jump into the car. Over the years, the symptoms subsided on their own, I even started cross-country skiing in the winter. Now the allergy makes itself known only when it is very cold outside. Judging by Nina's experience, Kelly should not give up, perhaps soon she will be able to go skiing with the children and play snowballs.
