Stephanie and Dan Dworksy were shocked when they laid eyes on their newborn son, Kacy, for the first time. Kacy was born with melanocytic nevus
Kacy was born with melanocytic nevus, a skin disease that causes large black spots all over the body.
“They were just everywhere. Spots on his face, on his legs, his back is covered,” says mother Stephanie
The disease affects 1 in 500 000 people and comes with an increased risk of skin cancer – but otherwise, the effects are purely cosmetic
Stephanie lives with guilt every day because of her son’s spots.
“You know, you go through 10 months doing everything that you can dto have a perfect pregnancy and be healthy, and then you think you did something wrong,” she says
Stephanie realizes that her son is different and their lives would be affected because of it. But the family is now seeking to raise awareness about their son’s rare disease.
Stephanie and Dan Dworksy were shocked when they laid eyes on their newborn son, Kacy, for the first time.
Kacy Daniel was born on the 9th of June 2016 with melanocytic nevus, a skin disease that causes large black spots all over the body. He had a Giant Arm Nevus on his left arm and “satellites” all over his body.
“They were just everywhere. Spots on his face, on his legs, his back is covered,” his mother Stephanie told CBS Los Angeles.
The disease affects 1 in 500 000 people and comes with an increased risk of skin cancer – not to mention the social issues his parents feared would be faced with, which as a parent is unbearable to even think about.
Otherwise, the effects of the spots are purely cosmetic.
