Eczema: Not just seen, also felt

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It is very irritating. You know, it burns.

It flakes. It dries out. It cracks.

It’s very, very painful.

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[Scene opens with Lillian typing on her laptop while sitting at her kitchen counter. She is wearing a red sweater with matching cat-eye glasses.]

Lillian: The first picture I ever saw of eczema was in a medical book. And it was a Caucasian baby. I had never seen it in any African Americans or any other color.

00:15-00:33
[The scene focuses on Lillian, who is now sitting in her living room with a bookshelf and plant behind her. Quick cuts to Lillian’s hands show her clasping them together, suggesting she feels uncertainty about her eczema flares.]

Caption: Black and African American children are 1.7 times more likely to develop atopic dermatitis than white children.

Lillian: I'm Lillian. I am 56 years old, and I have been living with atopic dermatitis for 43 years. I do not have a flare up right now. You really never know when it's going to happen.

00:33-00:58
[Scene refocuses on Lillian sitting in her living room, with quick alternating cuts between her hands and different angles of her speaking.]

Caption: “It starts out like a small blister. A grey, brownish color.”

Lillian: It starts out like a small blister. A gray brownish color. And once that discoloration appears, it takes months before you actually get your natural color back. It is very irritating. You know, it burns, it flakes, it dries out, it cracks. It's very, very painful.

00:58-01:15
[Scene cuts back and forth from Lillian in her kitchen to Lillian speaking in her living room. In the kitchen, she washes her hands and places a covered dish into her oven to begin cooking a meal.]

Lillian: I just deal with it ‘cause it's just part of my life now. But considering where I came from, and I came a long way. Cooking allows me to spend time with my family. Because for one, they all love to eat.

01:16-01:27
[Scene focuses on Lillian’s granddaughter, Lynix. Lynix has pink-tinted glasses and is wearing a denim jacket and pink shirt. She is playing with arts and crafts at Lillian’s kitchen table. Lillian and Lynix’s father sit down next to Lynix as she prepares to show them her creation.]

Lillian: My granddaughter Lynix, she's eight years old. She's a joy to have around and will do anything for anyone.

Lynix: You like it?

Lillian: Yeah, it's pretty.

01:27-01:36
[Scene returns to Lillian speaking in her living room, then cuts to footage of Lillian and Lynix slicing apples in the kitchen, focusing on the movements of their hands.]

Lillian: She also has atopic dermatitis. Hers is very mild, but I educate her on it and make sure she's taking care of hers.

01:36-01:47
[Scene begins to alternate cuts between Lillian speaking to the camera in her living room and Lillian cooking with Lynix in the kitchen.]

Lillian: Growing up, it was challenging because kids can be very cruel. They don't realize what they're saying. So you never really get over that embarrassment and the shame.

01:48-02:13
[Scene returns to Lillian speaking in her living room, then cuts back to the kitchen where Lillian is walking a freshly cooked meal to Lynix and her father at the kitchen table. They begin to fix their plates and eat together as a family.]

Caption: “They’re looking at us finally and there may be new treatment options available.”

Lillian: I'm very hopeful for Lynix, that she will have a better future because they're looking at us finally, and there may be new treatment options available. And she'll feel a lot more comfortable if she's seeing that particular disease in pictures or something that looks more like us.

02:15-02:28
[Scene cuts to Lillian and Lynix wearing jackets outside and drawing on their driveway with chalk. Alternating angles of Lynix drawing play. The camera then jumps to Lynix’s father, who is getting their family ready to blow bubbles.]

Lillian: She wouldn't feel alone or hopeless, and she will feel as though there are other people with the same disease, and they still are able to manage and live their life.

02:28-02:39
[A final close-up of Lynix blowing bubbles, smiling, plays.]

Caption: Lilly is committed to conducting research to focus specifically on the critical and unique needs of people who are Black, African American, Asian, or Latinx, and are suffering from atopic dermatitis, or eczema.

02:40-02:48
[A white Lilly logo against a red background comes into frame to conclude the video.]

Caption: Learn more about Lilly’s efforts for inclusive and accessible clinical trials, visit https://www.lilly.com/clinical-research/clinical-trials.