A brave little boy who has undergone six organ transplants has become allergic to the sun. Patrick Askham, eight, breaks out in painful hives if his skin is exposed to direct sunlight and can even need hospital treatment due to a weakened immune system. And it means he misses out on play time with older sister Molly, 10, and brother Carrick, 14, and doesn't even go to school for fear of a flare up.
Patrick was born with Gastroschisis, a defect that means his organs were on the outside of his body. While it can be a common procedure to fix, Patrick suffered complications and had to have a bowel transplant when he was just four.
But his body rejected the organ so it was removed and in December last year, he had a stomach, liver, small bowel, large bowel and pancreas transplant. Mum Michelle, 37, said: "He can go outside but he has to be covered in complete sunblock.
