Coming out of the shadows: A new treatment may help people who are ‘allergic’ to the sun
Jennifer Beck had learned to cope with her disability. She’d park close to buildings to limit her sun exposure. She’d avoid bright patches of sunlight, even indoors. She’d wear long sleeves on hot summer days. “Yes, I know it’s hot,” she would respond to people who thought it was funny to comment.
But then in April of 2017, for no apparent reason, her condition got much worse. Instead of just being sensitive to the sun, she began to react to all light. Even under a lightbulb, her skin would begin tingling. If she didn’t get away from it within a minute or two, the 50-year-old Beck would feel like someone was pouring boiling oil on her hands and
