Drawings of pumpkins in wobbly scribbles decorate the front door of the two-story brick house in Columbia. Chalk drawings of suns and hearts color the driveway. Enter, pass the couch in the living room that might have been white once but is now the color of oatmeal and follow the trail of little shoes strewn … Continue reading Hungry for Answers
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — At dinner time, Michaela Shelley doesn’t fill a plate with meats and vegetables. Instead, the 14-year-old grabs a white, milky substance from the kitchen counter. “I wish I could eat everything everyone else eats,” Michaela said. But with her food allergies, she can’t. A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to … Continue reading Girls fight for acceptance of feeding tubes
Sarah Curtiss can’t eat corn. She can’t eat broccoli, cantaloupe or pretty much any form of dairy. Seafood is out. Lemons, tomatoes, squash, mustard and barley are all bad. And if a restaurant puts wheat or soy fillers in its burgers and hot dogs, she can’t eat those either. Sarah, a 29-year-old graduate student in … Continue reading A life restricted
EDMOND, Oklahoma – Oklahomans are stepping up to help a little girl who is allergic is almost everything. Riley Kahn, 3, suffers from a rare disorder where her body can’t digest solid food. So on Saturday, friends and family gathered for the first ever “Riley’s Run”. “I ran!” Riley said. “Did you run for all … Continue reading Riley’s Run Raises Awareness for Chronic Digestive Disorder
Matthew Luisi is allergic to food. Four-year-old Matthew Luisi of Cedar Grove shows off his gastrointestinal tube while dad Felix attaches the equipment which feeds him a dinner of specialized liquid formula. Popular childhood treats such as macaroni-and-cheese, chicken nuggets or cookies are lethal to the 4-year-old boy from Cedar Grove. Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a disease … Continue reading Cedar Grove boy contends with Rare Disease
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