Author: beth

Back in early August we made our way back to the Food Allergy Institute to do two more challenges and two more introductions. Eli passed both denatured cow’s milk and brasil nut. Eli is typically pretty stoic about the food challenges, but for the first time, when he passed denatured cow’s milk, he did a…

Today I bought cow’s milk yogurt for Eli’s next dosing cyle and it felt so funny to text and ask what flavor he wanted to try first (picture below!). And it also feels like relief. Each food we introduce and pass, puts him closer to food safety and freedom.  I remember learning that a person…

After separating quail egg yolks, duck eggs feel like a breeze. They are big and feel so sturdy. The fail rate with quail eggs was so high, every time, they are delicate. With duck eggs, we haven’t had the same struggles, what a relief! The process of fully separating the yolk is very similar to…

As a part of Eli’s program, we have worked our way through quite a few nuts and seeds in dosing, which he now eats at varying intervals each week. Once a week, he eats peanut butter, chia seeds, buckwheat, and poppy seeds. Three times a week he eats almonds, and he eats macadamia nuts daily….

June 12th is the anniversary of the day we learned Eli’s full food allergy diagnosis. In a strange way, that wasn’t possible when I was young, Facebook actually reminds me of it every year. There are a lot of emotions for all of us around this anniversary, and I am sure it will be something…

It is hard to believe that Eli has been in this program for one year. I’ll admit that at times, it feels like he’s been in it much longer. The day in and day out of maintenance and dosing is a lot of work both for him and for our family. We didn’t really know…

Our last appointment was in March and Eli challenged sheep yogurt and macadamia nut, both of which he passed. During his second appointment, they introduced denatured (boiled) goat’s milk and duck yolk. He also did his one year blood draw, where they check on how his body is responding to the program. We don’t have…

Eli just participated in a really wonderful program here in Oregon (and possibly other states?) called Outdoor School. The program sends every sixth grader in Oregon on a week-long (4 day) trip to a camp in the great outdoors in order to learn outside. When I was in sixth grade, I went, my brother went…

I haven’t written in a long time, but Eli’s program continues each day. With the business of school and my children actually wanting to be social, there has been less time to write. You may wonder, what does Eli’s treatment look like right now? Here is a quick rundown: Some things stay the same, every…

This last appointment was the shortest one we’ve had so far. Adam and Eli flew down on a Tuesday afternoon, stayed the night in a hotel, went to a morning appointment, and were back home in HIllsboro by 5:30pm- a whirlwind! Typically, Eli has more than one appointment, which is why we end up staying…