Mum's warning as daughter left needing wheelchair after playing with slime
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The mum of a young girl has warned other parents about the dangers of slime after her daughter was left needing a wheelchair. M'Layah Chapman, from Fallowfield, endured a painful and severe eczema flare-up after using store-bought slime last summer. The nine-year-old had been playing with the sticky toy with a friend when small spots began appearing on her skin. Those strange spots which appeared shortly after playing with the slime turned into blisters, which began to seep and later became infected.
M'Layah's mother, Katherine, sought medical help from a GP, with concern for her daughter's worsening condition. M'Layah's skin infection became so severe she was admitted to a hospital ward and ended up in a wheelchair. The youngster had suffered from eczema since her birth but a bad flare up saw a drastic change in her skin condition shortly after playing with the store-bought goo. Following various treatments, M'Layah is still suffering from the flare-up, and the pain is impacting her daily life.
Katherine, 43, has since issued a warning to other parents about letting kids with sensitive skin play around with the slime. She told MEN: "Since she played with the slime, everything has been bad. Her body got infected and her eczema flared up to the point where she couldn’t walk. Her skin flared up and cracked on her legs. She couldn't put them straight and they stayed bent for a while. They were very sore and all tender down the back.
"It’s impacted her every single day to the point where the doctor has referred us for support and management on living with long-term conditions. We can’t go to Whacky Warehouse like other children. We can’t go to the markets for a hot chocolate. When we go out, which is very rarely, she won’t even use a public toilet. I can't buy any clothes off any old website; I have to make sure it's 100 per cent cotton. We’ve become prisoners in our own home because of her eczema.".
