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  1. CathyO
    I get frustrated by people who argue with me over my disease and my health needs. My step-son is like that. He'll come back with "But don't you think ...." with some ridiculousness attached to it. No. I don't think. I told you what I think and what I need. When faced with the "well, a little bit shouldn't hurt you", I respond with "Would you offer...
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    I'm only a few months in, and have yet to have the courage to eat at another person's home. There are so many cross-contamination issues to consider in cutting boards, colanders, wooden utensils, not understanding that one breadcrumb is enough to make me violently ill. I eat at one restaurant locally. I've spoken to the manager personally, and she also...
  3. CathyO
    Greetings from Atlanta. The grandson is precious, of course. Sweet baby, very calm and generally happy. Which says a lot about his parents -- they are very calm first-time parents. We're enjoying spoiling him. After a few tense moments at the beginning of our arrival, they seem to have calmed down about the "gluten free" aspect of my life. We've been...
  4. CathyO
    Thanks for the "votes of confidence". It's hard to stay strong, some days. Some days are just rough ones. And some people are harder to deal with than others.
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    I am recently diagnosed, and have struggled with similar emotional responses from myself and from other people around me. My last serious gluten exposure found me unconscious on the bathroom floor, then in an ambulance, and I spent 3 days in the cardiac ward of the hospital. My heart was affected by my exposure. While I may be much older than some who...
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    I got rid of all my wooden spoons and bought new silicone ones. My husband washed everything by hand for me. We ran anything that would go through the dishwasher. My grandson helped take everything off the pantry shelves and wash them down. (I did one shelf, and got sick from some flour dust that poofed into the air and was inhaled.) We cleaned the oven...
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    To everyone who has replied, I thank you so much for your support and encouragement. Having someplace to go for information and encouragement helps so much, as you all know. I know that having my husband in my corner is half the battle. I've downloaded apps and checked all the links here, and I feel I'm pretty well armed. Let the traveling begin...
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    That may be one of the benefits of living in a very small town. We went to Five Guys a few times here, and the person at the cash register knew exactly how to handle the situation and reminded the folks on the line a minimum of 3 times. Our fries come in their own bag. My burger in a bowl as they call it is in its own bag. Any burgers on buns are in...
  9. CathyO
    Thank you for that important reminder, Colleen. It is so much more than an "allergy" and I need to remember that and remind myself!
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    Five Guys shouldn't be a problem. The only thing they fry in their fryers are potatoes. They make a burger in a "bowl" they call it. Their burgers and buns are on separate grill. I just asked the line people to please change their gloves before handling my burger. I've been to 2 different Five Guys and it was a breeze.
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    Thank you so much to everyone for the support. My husband and I had a chat this evening, and we've decided to work on an "approach" that we can use when talking to folks about dining together. We are just going to go with the "friendly chipper thing" .... "yeah, I've been pretty sick for a while, and the doctors tell me I have Celiac Disease. So, rather...
  12. CathyO
    I've been recently diagnosed, and am learning how to live gluten free. At almost 60, it's a huge adjustment to my world. How I think about food, how I cook, and how I go about living my life. I'm grateful that my husband is supportive. He's watched me get sicker and sicker over the past year, with frequent hospitalizations and multiple tests and doctors...
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