The night before the Thanksgiving feast at school, Keandre cried himself to sleep. I may have shed a few tears, too. It's heart-wrenching to watch your friends prepare all week for a special meal, and know you can't participate. Holidays that focus almost exclusively on food are especially hard for those with multiple severe food allergies, or Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease (EGID), or both.
Surprising Keandre at the school Thanksgiving feast.
When I shared how broken I felt over my little boy's pain, my lovely sister-in-law, Sarah, suggested a creative new way to prepare his safe foods. That was just the sort of idea this tired Mama needed! (My creativity is a bit shot at the moment....stress will do that to ya! ;)
Andy stepped up to do the creating, and the end result was a fun surprise for Keandre. He loved it! I think he really appreciated the effort Daddy put into making his lunch special.
Can you guess what it is? ;)
