Last week was FAAW, as you all know. I had lots of things up on my blog for the occasion, and the internet was all abuzz with allergy awareness. It was glorious!
We have a local website, NWA Motherlode, that is a great website with resources for Mom’s in my area, blogs, tips, events, and great places to perform charitable work. The ladies of NWA Motherlode organized our area’s first ever “Mom Prom” earlier this month (thanks to Zac’s food issues, I wasn’t able to go) which looked like a ton of fun and raised money for a great organization.
I was thrilled to meet the Mama’s behind the computer a few months ago, and towards the end of FAAW realized – “Hey! Shannon and Gwen are awesome! Maybe they’d run a little piece about food allergies for FAAW to help the Mom’s in my area increase awareness!”
So I wrote it, sent it, and they agreed! (See, awesome!) Only, they couldn’t run it until this week, since I notified them so late in the week. TOTALLY my fault.
But when you’re talking food allergy awareness, is there ever a BAD time to spread the word? So even though FAAW is over, don’t stop your awareness efforts! It’s nice to have an organized campaign to spearhead our sharing, but it isn’t necessary. We can tell the world about food allergies any old time!
So click on over and read my little story at NWA Motherlode. And click around on the website, too – they may not be local for you, but there’s some really great stuff on the site!
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And for those of you who are wondering, I took Zac to the pediatrician yesterday. He tested negative for strep, but did have an inflamed, red, swollen throat with an ulcer. The doctor thinks he has some kind of viral sore throat condition, which would explain the fever, his nap and bedtime struggles, and his general clinginess and whininess over the last few days.
It does NOT necessarily explain the screaming fit from two nights ago, though. We thought about it and have decided that the screaming was likely an FPIES reaction to the sticker he chewed on, and combined with the other strange symptoms made us totally frantic.
With two simultaneous issues going on with him, I feel confident that “frantic” is just about the right reaction, don’t you?
Well, at least we have an explanation for all of it that makes sense. He’s doing very well now; last night we had NO screaming incidences and he’s been in much better spirits yesterday and so far this morning than he has for a few days prior.
Thanks for the support, advice and prayers! We all appreciate it so very much!
Now, come back tomorrow for new recipes that you are going to be amazed about! Beat the heat in a healthy way!!
