McCue improved somewhat, but then developed fatigue, vomiting and strange rashes in the spring.
âThe ones on the face look like scratches,â Desiree said of the rashes. âThe other ones looked like kind of bruises.
âWe were terrified because it was all over her chest, neck, her face. She actually turned and said, âMom, I feel like a monster.ââ
The family first noticed it in March. When the symptoms got worse, they took her to see a doctor, who called for bloodwork to be done.
But everything came back normal.
Doctors had no answers, with some even blaming it on self-harm. But her mother says she saw the rashes appear on their own while McCue was watching TV.