All Entries in the "Allergies" Category
Dealing with Food Allergies
Normal and regular people get food allergies, but, food allergies are not normal.
Yes, they are common, but they are not normal of a perfectly healthy body.
An allergic response is when a person’s body reacts to certain foods in such a way that the body employs an immune system response. This is because it “believes” the [...]
What A Night
My Dear Hubby left tonite for a business trip to London. I was cranky all day long, so when he finally left I was really cranky at the kids. Poor kids.
Everyone has been sick lately, they have been fighting the fever/cough thing that’s been going around, and could frankly stop now. Anyway, I have been [...]
Jelly
This morning was kind of hard. Our youngest son woke up and said he was hungry and ready for some cereal. Well that just broke my heart because he can’t have any of the cereals we have in our pantry. In my post yesterday, I wrote about him having a terrible reaction to corn, so [...]
!*&%$#!!
That’s how angry I was this morning after breakfast.
All of the kids woke up and I gave them hugs and kisses. I told our youngest son that his face looked really good and that he should go put some cream on his face so we can keep it looking and feeling good. You see he [...]
Burden or Blessing
The following questions stem from my own inadequacies in my relationship with God. I am in no way perfect, and I certainly do not think of myself as having “arrived” in my spiritual walk.
Is there something you walk around with every day? I am reffering to a situation, problem, concern, dilemma or hardship. Is there something [...]
Worry
I like to think that I am a worry free kind of gal. I just take it as it comes and let it slide off my back, just like a duck in the water. Hey if something happens, no problem just go with the flow. Anyone who knows me knows that I am so NOT [...]
The Peanut Factor
Sometimes I wonder why the Lord gave us children with allergies, deadly allergies. Out of our four children, three are allergic to peanuts.
As you may know from previous posts we homeschool. We also attend a school two days a week that is run by homeschoolers, and only the homeschooled are allowed to attend. Our kids [...]
Substitutions
Cooking with alternative ingredients is an adventure to say the least. Have you ever tried cooking with something called Xanthan Gum?
Usually a regular cake recipe would call for ingredients like cake flour, or wheat flour or white flour, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, shortening, etc. When I bake a cake for our youngest son, the list [...]
No, That can’t be Right!
That was my first response when our allergist, Dr. McBride, told us that our youngest son was allergic to wheat and eggs. What a roller coaster ride it has been with our youngest.
Let me start at the beginning. He was born and of course we thought he was perfect in every way. I started breastfeeding [...]
I Can’t Give Anymore
I recently had a day where I just couldn’t give anymore. I had nothing left to give. Mothers have you ever had a day like this?
Our five year old son was getting allergy tested and he couldn’t have any antihistimines for 72 hours prior to his appointment. I was worried about what I would do [...]
The Hour is Approaching
Our five year old son will get allergy tested in six days. He was tested when he was six months old and we found out his long list of allergens. I cried when the allergist told us he was allergic to wheat and eggs. I could handle the rest of his lengthy list, but to [...]
The Line Up
Here is a list of what our children are allergic to:
Child #1: Peanuts, soy, dairy, grasses, trees, weeds, mold, feathers, dust, cats, dogs and horses.
Child #2: Soy.
Child #3: Peanuts, soy, grasses and weeds
Child #4: Peanuts, soy, dairy, wheat, oats, gelatin, bananas, tomatoes, grasses, weeds.
When I write all of this down, it looks rather overwhelming. I am [...]
Bleach Bath
Anyone, anyone for a bath in Clorox?
Our youngest son has some major allergies, and one reaction to some of his allergens, is severely itchy skin. He already suffers from eczema, so when he accidentally eats or comes in contact with an allergen, he will start scratching like a mangy dog with a bad case of [...]
Holiday Goodies
I’ve been thinking about what kind of food I should make for our Christmas Eve celebration and our Christmas Day festivities. I thought I might attempt to make chocolate frosting covered marshmallows, or fudge. For our youngest child (the one who has the most food allergies), I thought I might make one of his favorites, [...]