Re: Re: chez/ family testing

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I totally agree about at least letting your children be healthy. My sister

doesn't think it's necessary and to take away the frozen pizzas and dinners is

taking away her convenience. Her daughters, especially one of them, I am sure

is CD as well as my sister. She basically told me to quit bugging her about it.

I just don't want to see anyone else go through all the complications I have

been through. There was a point in my life that I was near bedridden for almost

2 years due to the complications.

My daughter has been sick her whole life. This past spring, she started

experiencing the fatigue and muscle aches and pains, she lost weight, she looked

horrible. I freaked out. I was a basket case and was convinced she had the

same muscle disease I had. Thankfully she didn't. She has been gluten/dairy

free for some time now and is doing very well.

My sister just told me that she took her girls to the dentist and one of them

had 5 cavities and the other had only one but they eat the same things......my

sister had cavities in almost everyone of her teeth when we were kids. She has

other issues too. It pains me to see people not wanting to make themselves

healthy.

I am very proud of my husband though. He stopped by his parents about lunch time

and they were going to BK for lunch. DH sat with thme and only had a soda. He

didn't want to cheat. I thought this would be the hardest on him. He is doing

very well.

Zanna

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Date: 2006/08/14 Mon AM 05:37:44 CDT

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re: family testing

Zanna

you'll find that many of us have families just like yours. My mother

and sister, who are walking textbook cases of celiac disease, point

blank refuse to get tested because then they'll have to give up the

foods they like.

My sister is 5ft5 and weighs 88lbs. Has osteoporosis, thyroid

problems and according to the rest of us, mental problems. LOL. what

does she do to try to bulk up? eats lots of bread. She complains

about having permanent diarrhea and stomach aches.

I have CD, my children have CD, my grandfather died of colon cancer,

his wife had rheumatoid arthritis, most of my cousins exhibit signs

of CD and yet they won't be tested.

My cousin's 6 year old daughter is a textbook juvenile case and she

won't have the child tested because she doesn't want to have the

hassle of dealing with a gluten free diet.

This is the one that drives me crazy. It's one thing to make a bad

decision about your own health, but it is totally wrong to do that on

behalf of your children.

shez

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