glutenfreek

I spent the first three years of my daughters life searching for answers to her constant declining health - I was frustrated by doctors who thought I was crazy, and walked out of more doctors offices than I care to count. You see, not even ten years ago doctor's didn't think very many people had celiac and that it wasn't genetic and so the fact that my daughter exhibited classic signs + the fact that her paternal aunt was diagnosed with Celiac was of ZERO interest to them...But it was very interesting to the University of Utah, who at the time, was doing research on the disease. By the grace of God we were all tested and it was that research which helped prove Celiac was indeed genetic. The study has been passed on to numerous medical institutes, most recently UCLA and currently City of Hope. Its hard to believe that they ever thought it wasn't genetic! Thanks to all the research we now know we are a whole clan of celiacs. Both my husband + myself + both our children + numerous family members on both sides. I have been instrumental in our little community in directing numerous people in search of answers regarding being diagnosed and living with a diagnosis. The most rewarding, a little neighbor girl who I was babysitting at the time.

I would rather go hungry than purposefully place gluten in my mouth. Honestly, the side effects are a lot more tolerable!