Grace had her endoscopy on July 11th in Anchorage and Dr, Semancik said everything looked very good while he was performing the procedure, but I would have to call his office towards the end of that same week.
I talked to Dr. Semancik on July 14th and he confirmed that her biopsy was positive for Celiac Disease and she probably has Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) from the damage caused by Celiac's.
Grace and I both took the news pretty ahrd at first, but I decided to put my "big-girl panties" on and try to make this situation positive. Therefore, I am attempting to start a support group here in Kodiak for other parents of Celiac kids. I've decided to call it "Celiac Kids of Kodiak" and I've started a Facebook page with the same name. I'm planning on putting up flyers around my area and going from there. I've spoken with the Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) and they are also sending me some information on how to foster this support group. Hopefully the support group will be able to meet at least once a month and offer discussions, gluten-free product/recipe ideas, guest speakers and gluten-free "parties" for the kids.
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