This summer I am working at a children's theatre camp and we just finished our first week of camp. If any of you guys are musical theatre fans the show we are putting on is Into the Woods Jr. Anyways, while I was getting to know the children and the staff that I will be working with for the next five weeks I found interesting results. The staff that I am currently working with I have been fortunate to know most of my life, for we all started as campers back in the day. Well, one day i was talking to one of my staff members and I discovered that she has Celiac Disease as well as me, including being allergic to soy! Who would have thought that after all these years of knowing someone, something as life changing as Celiac wouldn't have come up before?
So, we got to talking about it and she has obviously known a little longer than me and has been a great mentor as to what to eat when it comes to going out. Although, the one thing that really got my attention was I noticed that some of my campers had Celiac as well. One camper as young as nine years old and has known for for a year already!!! I thought I had it bad.
I can't even imagine being diagnosed at such an early age. Anyways the whole point of this story was by simply talking to people you will soon discover that you are not alone in the world and there are many others who are going through the same thing. I encourage everyone to go out and try communicate with others and make new friends! We need to form a community and support each other when times get rough. :)
Keep you updated.........
Keep up the fight Megan.... it will get easier over time...
ReplyDeleteIt's becoming so common nowadays... I've met so many people with Celiac since being diagnosed!
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