You Are Not Alone

If you are visiting our website it is may be because you have a child who has food allergies. I want you to know that you are not alone. I remember feeling so ALONE in the beginning of our journey with Jackson. I remember his pediatrician calling with the results from his first RAST test...she said, "milk, dogs, peanuts, eggs, wheat, tree-nuts, soy, and cockroaches." I remember hanging up the phone in tears, looking at our two beloved Labs in the backyard, opening the cupboards full of milk and soy based formula and thinking, "What do I do?!?" There was no one to call, no friend who had gone before me in motherhood that could help me this time, no relative who had ever experienced this issue, none of my "What to Expect" books had much to offer, ALONE! I jumped on the Internet and scared myself to death......I went on my trusted "friend" babycenter.com and jumped on the chat board for food allergies...I was shocked at how many people were dealing with food allergies. We were not alone! Phew! I think my husband and I have felt a change from feeling alone and feeling sorry for ourselves and Jackson, to trying to educate others and ourselves on how to protect Jackson and help him live his life to the fullest as we know this is what God wants for him. His allergies are part of who he is, but not WHO he is...He is wonderfully made by His Creator and this is all part of the life God prepared for him and for us. Just now I packed his backpack for a trip to his Uncle Brett's house for a couple of hours....Epi-pen is like packing a juice box...or a diaper..it goes where he goes. I just thought I would write this afternoon to remind you that you are not alone! I promise.