IMAGINE never being able to hold your child tight because, if you did, their skin would blister or come off.

IMAGINE the pain of an infant waking every morning, covered in blisters. Imagine, as a parent, having to lance each blister while your child shrieks with pain.

THIS is life for the hundreds of `Butterfly Children' who suffer from the genetic skin condition called, Epidermolysis Bullosa, (EB). Their fragile skin can blister and rupture at the slightest friction, leading to severe disfigurement and disability. An estimated 5,000 people in Great Britain have some form of the disease. In its most severe forms, EB is fatal.

But there is hope! DEBRA is a charity making a difference. It not only provides specialist health care for EB sufferers, but its professional research unit is determined to find a cure. Please help us end the pain and horror of EB as quickly as possible!

For more information on how you can help DEBRA, see our web site at: http://www.debra.org.uk/

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association
Registered Charity No: 284754

DEBRA
DEBRA House
Wellington Business Park, Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 6LS

Tel: 01344 771961
Fax: 01344 762661