Newbie here with an intro...

May 4, 2007

Hi everyone, Im Lynne, a homeschooling mom of 6 kids ages l6 down to

5. My story is a bit complicated since it is not just me,but all the

kids too. 4 years ago I found out I had Celiac and have been gluten

free ever since. Once going gf I developed many autoimmune

diseases,worsening allergies,enlarged liver/spleen,had gallbladder

out,shrunk an inch from bones breaking apart at 38,now have

calcifications throughout my body,skin sores terrible,multiple

chemical sensitivity,severe allergic asthma,anaphlactic reactions to

latex,shellfish,wheat,melons and even green peas. Ive had a few

biospies since it seemed I had cancer on the pet scans but then neg

once lymphnodes removed,though still huge. The kids were genetically

tested and those who werent positive for celiac are allergic to it

and related grains so they are also gluten free. They have various

food,latex,and chemical sensitivities as well. My youngest stopped

moving when I was pregnant and was born with

floppiness,hypotonia,dysarthria(mouth muscles didnt work)so she

couldnt nurse and went from 8 1/2 lbs down to 5. She only used one

side of her body,legs stuck up in the air,would get really rigid,had

seizures,stopped vocalizing for l0 days after an immunization(we've

withheld them since)shes also got lots of allergies and has been on a

gluten and cassein free diet,no eggs,berries,citrus,beef,fish(all

severe allergies)shes doing wonderfully now,running,jumping,still has

some sensory issues but nothing like before. The children all have

weak enamal where their teeth come in broken apart and they brush a

lot,drink lots of water too,its from the celiac. Im wondering if any

of this sounds familiar to anyone else. You dont outgrown cerebal

palsy which is what our youngest was diagnosed with. There has to be

some connection with the diet and me being so sick for so long not

knowing I was slowly killing myself from within by eating whole wheat

everything. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of BTVC. I wanted to

connect with others and get support and prepared to do this right.

What do you do when you have this many allergies? Will the book

explain for people like me? My life has changed so much, I cant play

with my kids anymore,go upstairs,we had to get rid of the carpet in

our newly built home,then the furniture,finally the whole house. We

are on 5 acres but Im still having a tough time breathing,its not

airtight and with the fires the kids are coughing a lot. 4 of them

were diagnosed with asthma in Dec. We are in central florida and

looking to relocate this month to a more rural area. I look forward

to hearing from others and hope I didnt scare anyone off with too

much information. It would be great to find others similar and how

they got better. Thank you all for listening. Lynne

May 4, 2007

Welcome to our group. I am a home schooling mom as well with baby number four

on the way. I am amazed at all of the health issues that food has caused for

your family. I wonder what other issues have caused these health problems

though...immunizations, mold, chemicals, ect. Who knows. It's so difficult to

figure everything out often times. I can tell you that Elaine says that you

should never eat a food that you know you have an anaphalatic allergy to. I

think that it would be the same with foods that you have a cross reaction to due

to your latex allergy. I think that the book will be most helpful to you, but

this group is an awesome resource for advice as well. Have you thoroughly read

through the information on pecanbread.com and btvc.info? You live on 5 acres

right now, but are looking to move to a rural area? What area are you looking

at? Five acres is pretty rural. I think SCD will be good for your family.

Meleah