A mum-of-five who has three children with albinism wishes people would stop making 'rude and nasty' comments about them as she and her husband feel 'blessed' to have kids with a rare condition.
Stacey Chappell, 34, a full-time mother, and her husband Jason, 40, a cleaner, from Hebburn, South Tyneside, didn't know anything about albinism - a condition which affects the production of melanin, the pigment that colours the skin, hair and eyes - prior to their children's diagnoses.
It affects the family's everyday life as the three children have to wear factor 50 sun cream every time they go outside, while the couple installed blackout curtains at home - as sunlight can cause severe burns due to the reduced amount of melanin in their skin.
