Will's monster peel back

Will's back has been peeling for days. Every day after lacrosse camp he asked me to help him get the top layer off. It would be covered with what looked like water blisters! It came off in some of the largest pieces! I know, gross, yet fascinating. Kind of like peeling glue off your hand, only on a much larger scale.

He says he has a Frankenstein back because it is a patchwork of tan and angry red. The red splotches are the places the skin has already peeled away and the next layer of burned skin is visible. That red skin is now beginning to peel as well. He is constantly itchy and I have to stay on his case to not rub at it (especially on his arms) or he will leave a pile of skin flakes in his wake. Talk about disgusting!

He has never burned like this before in his life! Of course, that is because I have always been very careful of the sun with his red hair and pale complexion. This was the first time he was in charge, and he blew it. Now he says he won't go to the pool for the rest of the summer because he doesn't want to go through this again. I told him not to be a blockhead! This is what sunscreen was invented for!