Crying makes most people uncomfortable but for Katie Dell, itâs a real pain as she breaks out in a rash every time she sobs.
The 26-year-old is allergic to water â and canât even shed a tear without getting a rash.
Ms Dell suffers from aquagenic urticaria, which means she canât bathe, watch weepy films or even go out in the rain.
She has even had to give up her job as a dance teacher in Flint, North Wales, because sweat causes her to break out in hives.
Ms Dellâs nightmare began a decade ago, when she suffered a reaction to penicillin.
But despite being âin agonyâ, doctors accused her of âtelling fibsâ until her problem was finally diagnosed.
Ms Dell has to rely on her husband, Andy, to do most of the work around the house.
But she says defiantly: âI refuse to get down about it because life goes on.â