This site is not meant to recreate from scratch the amazing resources found on the web and in our local towns. Rather it is intended to tell a story that hopefully will help other families in our situation who are searching for answers. Not just for a diagnosis or a cure but for how it is possible to live a life that is normal under stressful and far from normal circumstances.

It is my family's story which began before the disease that has begun to scar my little boy's esophagus and before his first anaphylaxis reaction. It began like all children's stories: his birth. My son was born a healthy boy at 10 Ibs. When he came into this world he opened his big eyes and held onto my husband's finger. Like all parents we felt lucky that after all the ups and downs and scares during the pregnancy that our son had been born healthy with all his parts both inside and out working wonderfully. He and I didn't even have a problem figuring out the breast feeding.

For four months he seemed so healthy and always happy. Of course he had a hard time sleeping through noises but he would fall asleep and sleep well if everything was quiet. He hated being put into his car seat and hated it even more when the car stopped or if he had to listen to a song that didn't appeal to his musical ear. He also didn't like it so much if mommy didn't hold him or put him in the swing for nap time. But, after all he is a baby and babies get fussy. We thought everything was great and so when he looked at our food longingly at the age of 3 and half months we thought why not, let's call the doctor and see if it's ok for him to start rice cereal...

I didn't take food allergies so seriously then, I mean peanut of course but like so many other people I didn't understand what it meant. I also just thought like anybody that it wouldn't happen to us. I say us because food allergies affects everyone in the family not just the child or person with the allergies.  However, I still did what the doctors said and followed the instructions of introducing one new food item every 3 days after being on the rice cereal for a while.

At first I didn't notice the tall tale sign of food allergies for what it was the warning of what was to come. My son started to have exzcema like so many children with food allergies. Because we started feeding him in the summer we just assumed it was a heat rash and so did his pediatrician at the time. Nonetheless it wasn't a pretty rash it started to spread and puss. But, we were just given topical antibiotics and told once it got cooler things would get better. As new parents we expected that.

This was our first grain of sand that became an ant hill over the proceeding months.

If you are interested in my son's story for ideas, curiosity or just to know you aren't alone follow the links to your left.

If you are interested in other useful sites on the web as well as places to buy great products for your child with allergies or Eosinophilic diseases follow the links to your right.