SJS survivor said the condition made her ‘want to die’
Cecilia Garcia told the Dallas Morning News she wanted to die because the pain of her skin peeling off in sheets was just too unbearable. But instead, doctors fought to keep her alive by putting her into a drug-induced coma. For three weeks they watched and waited as Garcia’s body made a slow recovery. Garcia was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or SJS, a rare skin sensitivity disorder. What caused it, doctors say, was a simple medication to treat the common cold.