LyndaLou

My daughter and I have celiac, and when we go to church, we take our own gluten-free communion wafer in a small ziplock bag and I got us each a small (almost shot glass type) cup. Our wafers get blessed with the other wafers but stay in the baggies. We've talked with our priest and deacon, so they know to hand us the baggie without taking the wafer out...

I'm a nurse. My daughter has celiac and I either have it too, or serious gluten intolerance. Anyway, I would not want to be a gluten free patient in my hospital. We have an option to order a gluten free menu for patients, but I would be highly suspicious of cross-contamination issues. If I ever have to be an overnight patient in any facility, I'll have...

Good idea about the staff turnover. Katherine has already started to keep a diary/log of what happens, etc. If we have to revisit this (and I'm sure we will) she'll have actual data to back up her concerns. I keep telling her she needs to do "x" (with x being whatever celiac related thing we need at the moment!). She does want to go into product design...

Hey everyone! I've been at work all day, with no internet access, so I'm just now getting caught up. The school's student affairs director and the school director met with the head of food services today and they came up with a better plan for Katherine. They will have a plate ready for her at 11:00 each day and are meeting with the staff to further...

Thanks for the replies. I'm sending an email to the student affairs dean. She's been very responsive in the past, and I expect a phone call from her tomorrow. Katherine is just so tired of fighting it. She's getting frustrated, and is ready to just fend for herself. I understand. I've not been through the testing, but I either have celiac myself...

This is my first post ever, but I've learned so much from this site. I hope you all can give me some much needed guidance. My 18 year-old daughter is a senior in high school. She attends a public, residential high school about 3 hours from home. (It's a school for students that have shown academic talent in math and science.) It's an amazing opportunity...