A couple whose son has a rare genetic skin condition say it is hard to process that a cuddle could “tear his skin”. Twenty month old Albi was born with a severe form of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a disorder which causes his skin to break out in blisters or tear with the slightest friction.
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