8-year-old Riley is allergic to the cold

Riley, 8, is among less than 1 percent of people in the US who have rare condition called Cold Urticaria, or hives induced by contact with the cold. Riley shares how she lives with it.

[cwthejedi]

So this girl is ACTUALLY on my swim team, and at the swimming part, I was at that practice

[SerialDesignationnV]

I have this. My parents tell me always wrap up or you’ll get ur urticaria

[Introvert]

Water, rain, air conditioner, skin asthma, "This sound will make your phone cold!"

[marcushokkanen]

How can she swim even when she is allergic to cold

[TarrahGrace-bycl]

I'm allergic to the cold, too. It's very rare. You can be allergic to anything and everything.

[laylajones]

Ik the feeling! I got diognosed wiv urticaria this month. But had it well before then and got told it will get worse as I get older. And I’ve used this as a thing for when my school done pe outside I said I can’t do it I’m allergic to the cold and they said “ wa stop the nonsense” so I went out and done it my hives came out and they sent me in ! Worst feeling ever being told that your lieing and then proving em wrong!

[EmmaSalvadore]

Well, watching my hives and inflammation dissolve every day until it all disappeared was definitely appeasing, I went with what I mentioned and after 20 days my urticaria/angioedema disappeared. I just go'ogled the latest by Shane Zormander and now my skin is as smooth and healthy as it has ever been!

[MiahWise]

I get this. I have Cold urticaria. It sucks.