Walking for a Cause…Wanna Help?

This evening we had to take my youngest to the ER. We went to dinner and she ate something that we figured would be OK for her to eat. She is allergic to milk and all milk proteins. Normally we ALWAYS check the nutritional content…for whatever reason, we didn’t this time 🙁 Shortly after eating, Bella started complaining that her throat hurt and that she couldn’t drink her water. I looked in her mouth and her throat was all red and blotchy looking. She also had some hives forming.

Her reaction to milk in the past has always been diarrhea, upset stomach…etc. Though we have been told that her reaction can either get worse or better. It looks like it is getting worse. So anyway, we took her to the ER and they told us that we definitely did the right thing by bringing her in. Thankfully she was OK. They gave her some benedryl, watched her for a bit and told us to give her Benedryl for the next 4 to 5 days every 4 hours. However, the interesting part…there was no milk in her food. The culprit…eggs. Which I had already been suspecting an egg allergy and was going to bring it up to her GI doc on Monday. Now I think I have my answer.

So with all of that said, I was told about an awesome food allergy website, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Once on the site I saw that there was a walk to help find a cure for food allergies. I immediately registered me, my husband and both of our kids to participate in the walk. The walk is at Kensington Park in Michigan on October 3rd.

Here’s where you all come in. On my side bar over there on the right —-> you will see a button that will take you directly to my donation web page that is set up through The Allergy Food Network. Any and all donation is greatly appreciated. I’ve never participated in a walk like this, but I cannot think of a better cause to walk for. So many children are developing food allergies. It’s scary. So please help my family reach our goal. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!