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Laycee Hyde, who has suffered from psoriasis for 10 years, works as a youth ambassador to try to find a cure for the disease

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Washougal graduate Laycee Hyde, 18, will lead a team in the Walk to Cure Psoriasis in Portland on Sept. 24. Hyde has suffered from psoriasis for 10 years and is committed to raising awareness of the disease.

When Washougal graduate Laycee Hyde was in elementary school, 80 percent of her body was covered in scaly, itchy patches of skin — a condition known as psoriasis.

She wore long sleeves to school every day to hide the lesions and endured teasing and questions from her peers.

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