New Leaders named in March 2009
COFAF's new leaders are:
Robyn Adams: Wife and mother to 2 boys 4 & 2. They avoid peanuts and tree nuts. As recently as last year her eldest son outgrew milk and egg allergies. You can learn more about Robyn and her family by visiting her blog: www.peanutallergykid.com.
Jill Berg: Wife and mother to Elizabeth, age 5 and Andrew, age 3. Jill's son Andrew suffers from Eosinophilic Esophagitis, as well as multiple food allergies including peanut, tree nut, milk, egg, soy and many more. Andrew suffered from many problems as an infant - fussiness, eczema, etc and doctors advised that his mother was just depressed. He was eventually diagnosed with a milk allergy at age 1, then peanut at age 18 months. Shorty after that, he began exhibiting symptoms inlcuding dysphagia and vomiting - that is when he was finally diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and multiple food and pet/environmental allergies. Happily, Andrew's condition is under control, and it's Jill's hope that by sharing information and resources, she will be able to provide support to other families dealing with food allergies.
You can reach Robyn and Jill by emailing cofafmichigan@yahoo.com.
Volunteers Needed
If you are intested in volunteering your time to help plan and coordinate COFAF activities, please contact us today at cofafmichigan@yahoo.com. We need people to help plan meetings, return phone calls to new members and help the newly diagnosed acclimate to life without certain foods, compile information and publish newsletters.