Comments on: Ask Shelley Case: My Child Was Diagnosed with Celiac Disease… Now What? http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542 Gluten & Allergy Free Coupons, Samples and Sharing! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Carol Asher http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5673 Carol Asher Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:40:01 +0000 http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5673 My daughter and 6-year old grandson are also on a GF diet. When he was in Kindergarten, she kept treats at school with the teacher for Alex to eat when the other children brought in snacks for the class and gave the teacher a list to look for items that might contain gluten. This year, at the parent-teacher group meeting for first-graders before school began, she gave the other parents a memo regarding Alex's special diet needs and asked that they get in touch with her when they plan to bring a treat to school so that she can make something as similar as possible so that Alex will not feel that he was being singled out. Some of the parents have even called her when they are bringing a treat in and asked for the necessary information so that they could make GF treats for all the children. My daughter and 6-year old grandson are also on a GF diet. When he was in Kindergarten, she kept treats at school with the teacher for Alex to eat when the other children brought in snacks for the class and gave the teacher a list to look for items that might contain gluten. This year, at the parent-teacher group meeting for first-graders before school began, she gave the other parents a memo regarding Alex’s special diet needs and asked that they get in touch with her when they plan to bring a treat to school so that she can make something as similar as possible so that Alex will not feel that he was being singled out. Some of the parents have even called her when they are bringing a treat in and asked for the necessary information so that they could make GF treats for all the children.

]]> By: Shelly! http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5663 Shelly! Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000 http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5663 Our son, now almost six, was diagnosed when he was three. It was earth shattering - for no other reason than we'd never heard of Celiac Disease! Our pediatrician was amazing and helped get us connected. However we move out of state shortly after that, and needed to revamp our resources. The best two things we did were: (1) find and meet with our local R.O.C.K chapter. Having other parents with Celiac kids offer advice from their experience was incredibly beneficial, and (2) we read Shauna Ahern's Gluten Free Girl book. This might sound strange, and we read a bunch of other books as well, but her take on gluten-free life was the eye opener we needed to feel good about the path we were about to embark on and helped us let go of feeling like he was going to be "left out". Our other suggestion, having done it, is to slowly purchase food and cookbooks. We went hog wild and ordered about $70 in books from Amazon and LOTS of GF products from our local store. We wouldn't suggest that at all! Get a few books from the library, including those with recipes, and browse them. Then make slow purchasing decisions from there. As far as food goes, don't buy any one product in bulk until you've tested it out and made sure your son/daughter likes it. Finally, seek help from the GF community. LIke Shelly Case mentioned above there are so many resources - one of which is all the blogs that focus on GF lifestyles! They can be miracle workers when you need advice, or the right recipe so you can make your favorite sugar cookies for the holidays! Good luck! It does get so much easier!! Our son, now almost six, was diagnosed when he was three. It was earth shattering - for no other reason than we’d never heard of Celiac Disease! Our pediatrician was amazing and helped get us connected. However we move out of state shortly after that, and needed to revamp our resources.

The best two things we did were: (1) find and meet with our local R.O.C.K chapter. Having other parents with Celiac kids offer advice from their experience was incredibly beneficial, and (2) we read Shauna Ahern’s Gluten Free Girl book. This might sound strange, and we read a bunch of other books as well, but her take on gluten-free life was the eye opener we needed to feel good about the path we were about to embark on and helped us let go of feeling like he was going to be “left out”.

Our other suggestion, having done it, is to slowly purchase food and cookbooks. We went hog wild and ordered about $70 in books from Amazon and LOTS of GF products from our local store. We wouldn’t suggest that at all! Get a few books from the library, including those with recipes, and browse them. Then make slow purchasing decisions from there. As far as food goes, don’t buy any one product in bulk until you’ve tested it out and made sure your son/daughter likes it.

Finally, seek help from the GF community. LIke Shelly Case mentioned above there are so many resources - one of which is all the blogs that focus on GF lifestyles! They can be miracle workers when you need advice, or the right recipe so you can make your favorite sugar cookies for the holidays!

Good luck! It does get so much easier!!

]]> By: Lesley Prince http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5654 Lesley Prince Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:32:27 +0000 http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=1542#comment-5654 This is a very good answer that points a newly diagnosed person with celiac disease in the right direction. Basically, it can apply also to adults. I'm celiac and I'm forwarding your website to a friend who has been recently diagnosed. Thanks for your informative and reassuring site. This is a very good answer that points a newly diagnosed person with celiac disease in the right direction. Basically, it can apply also to adults. I’m celiac and I’m forwarding your website to a friend who has been recently diagnosed. Thanks for your informative and reassuring site.

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