About three years ago I came to a crossroads in my thinking. The first few years of adapting to parenting a life threatening food allergy was absolutely overwhelming. I began to see everything in a different perspective. All of the good and wholesome idea's I'd thought I'd known my whole life were nipped at and deconstructed until I felt clueless and alone in our circumstance. We literally had to rethink everything and be okay with the fact that it seemed no one understood our decision making. That in itself proved to be particularly challenging. We've struggled greatly to find a support system because, like with most anything, people's interest in our situation revolves around their own self interest and desires. People somehow don't understand that our lifestyle is not simply a choice, but a life preserver that keeps our little girl alive and breathing day to day. We've learned to initiate compassion and encourage change, but have realized that the only t
An inside view of the food allergy epidemic. Sophia is a 6 year old living with a life threatening food allergy to both milk proteins: whey and casein. She is anaphylactic to even the touch or breath of a concentrated protein. She, subsequently, suffers from hives, excema, and respiratory symptoms to the touch of a slight presence of either milk protein. She is among the many other children in the U.S. suffering with food allergies. There is no cure, no treatment, only avoidance.