Lauren tackles fur, feathers and scales

A TEENAGER’S love of animals, particularly those with scales, is helping her get through the tough times she faces with a rare illness called Job’s Syndrome.

Lauren Rogers, 16, from Kinsealy, Co Dublin, is the only person diagnosed with the condition in Ireland which is characterised by recurrent staphylococcal infection of the skin and lungs.

Lauren loves looking after her menagerie, particularly the sick lizards that she has rescued and was delighted when Share a Dream arranged for her to spend a day working in a veterinary hospital.