While other children fully and freely enjoy their childhood, seven-year-old Muhammad Hazril Mikhail Hizar is unable to due to a rare skin disease.
The boy suffers from epidermolysis bullosa or EB, a rare genetic connective tissue disorder that makes his skin fragile – blistering and tearing easily.
Unlike other children, his movement and activities are limited due to the disease as the slightest pressure or trauma to his skin will cause blisters.
Read more at The Star
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