Our Goals:
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To support both children and parents of children affected
by food allergies, anaphylaxis and asthma.
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To start a local support group for parents of children with
life-threatening food allergies.
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To help raise food allergy awareness.
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To provide unique and helpful tools that will aide in the
management of food allergies.
Our Story:
Around the age of two, our daughter Jordan was diagnosed with
both asthma and a life threatening allergy to peanuts. We knew that a peanut allergy was serious, but we were ignorant to exactly
how serious and what our lives would be like going forward. The combination
of the allergy and the asthma is even more critical to manage
carefully.
I began doing research to learn as much as I could on the
subject. It was both eye opening and overwhelming (to say the least).
Since then, we have been through three reactions, all untraceable as to what
caused them. This is probably the scariest and most frustrating part.
We are so cautious, but things still slide through and attack her little system.
I have made it my life's goal to play an active role in
making Jordan's world a safer
place. I would like to help others deal with the issues that we are faced
with daily. Living with this life threatening condition requires a constant education process.
Not only for us, but for everyone who interacts with her. She understands her situation as much as a
child her age can. Someday, she will be
able to manage her own world. Right now, it is my job and I take that job
VERY seriously!
I would like Jordan to be able to live a happy, fulfilling life without fear.
I can only control so much of this, but intend to do whatever I can. I
find myself trying to educate everyone in our lives on the subject so that they
understand the severity of the problem.
Thank you for visiting our website. I hope that you
find it to be a helpful place for you and your food allergy "situation". My hope is to provide a place where you
can find helpful resources and relevant links in a simple format. There
are so many allergy sites out on the web, each with a different purpose and it
can be daunting to weed your way through them all. I will continue to
research the web and add links and updates regularly. The links from our
site will only
be relative to food allergies and anaphylaxis, not common allergies.
Thank you for taking the time to hear our story.
Sincerely,
Dena Friedel
Mommy of Jordan
Founder of foodallergyaids.com
