Parking Can Be a Pain Sometimes; Victim of Rare Diseasesays Handicap Permitwould Protect His Skin

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OLYMPIA -- Imagine walking from the edge of the parking lot to the grocery store and arriving with raw and scalded skin.

That's the plight faced by many who suffer from porphyria, a condition that can lead to extreme sensitivity to light. In most forms of the condition, even the shortest stints under the sun can lead to blisters, burns and scars.

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Parking Can Be a Pain Sometimes; Victim of Rare Diseasesays Handicap Permitwould Protect His Skin

"Everywhere there's light, there's pain," said David McRae, 49, a porphyria sufferer who testified before the Legislature recently in support of a bill that would add the condition to the list of ailments...

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