As we walked into church this morning the lobby was saturated with baked goods and desserts. The butterflies of anxiety came over me and I reached for Sophia's hand to guide her into Mass quickly. Who would ever know that beautiful looking baked goods, baked by the hands of our community for an even more beautiful cause, could be life threatening? We made it all through church with no problems. I think today someone Bigger was watching out.
Have you ever looked at a map of the world, all laid out in front you, and thought, "hmmm...where to go?" Even if you are an adventurous, free-spirited person, food allergies have a way of paralyzingly our curiosity through fear. The constant need to have to be aware of all of our surroundings, naturally develops into taking less unnecessary trips; Always packing our own food and knowing the specific details of the environments we plan to enter ahead of time. The lack of general knowledge of food allergies in the public can force us into creating our own safety bubble. It's a cause and effect reaction that can force families with very severe food allergies to first, find themselves excluded, and then inevitably, because of their previous absence, not given any consideration. People and the public, in general, can become a safety hazard. To make matters even more difficult and suspect, food itself becomes a weapon because of cross contamination, poor labeling, and very l...
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