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My Girl Is Allergic To The Sun

Kate was stunned by her daughter Sophie’s rare diagnosis

Kate Gray, 41, Port Lincoln, SA

Jumping over waves as they crashed along the shoreline, my son Lucas, then four, and twins Sophie and Dominic, two, were giggling away.

Together with my hubby Ashley, then 34, we loved spending our weekends having fun in the sun. When we weren’t splashing around in the water, we were playing a game of backyard cricket.

But after our fun beach day in the summer of 2013, I noticed Sophie scratching her face constantly.

Inspecting my

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