Gracie is healthy again. She still has a crazy cough, but it's productive and we were told to plan on it lasting for 3 - 4 weeks. I also came down with the crazy virus, so I was going to bed at night at the same time she was, therefore no blog updates. Sorry. Last night Gracie had an awesome night. She had such a peaceful sleep and slept the whole night through. That was pure bliss. She awoke with a big smile this morning.
Yesterday, Jeff, Gracie, and I met with an allergist regarding Gracie's recent anaphylactic reaction to a cashew. Gracie was so good, other than wanting to touch everything in the room. We loved the allergist, who is now considered a member of "Team Gracie"! He gave us so much great information, resources, and then ordered a blood draw to test to see what Gracie is and isn't allergic to. He also indicated we needed to have two epi pens in all locations for Gracie as one many times doesn't do the trick on it's own. So we now have two at daycare, two at school, two at home, and two that travel with Gracie wherever she goes.
Daycare, school, the bus staff have all been so awesome about learning how to use the epi pen, going through snacks to make sure nothing is given to Gracie that she shouldn't have. It is so heartwarming to see everyone pull together and do what is needed to keep our sweet little girl safe.
I just received a call with the allergy results (drum roll please) and she is extremely, extremely, over the top of their ranking allergic to cashews and pistachio nuts. Her tests also came in with a medium allergic response to all other tree nuts (walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, etc.) She had a very low allergic response level to coconut, yet their is a positive allergy result. Since we rely heavily on coconut milk yogurt and ice cream as part of Gracie's daily diet, we have decided to go back to the allergy clinic to have a monitored observation of coconut milk yogurt. This is where they give her small amounts at a time and monitor for any reactions. That will help us to know whether we need to eliminate this totally from her diet or if she can continue to have coconut. The bottom line here is Gracie cannot have TREE NUTS.
We also got some good news. Gracie is not allergic to peanuts, so peanut butter is back in the picture for her and she is not allergic to milk. She continues to have an intolerance to it, but it is not a full out allergy. So I have this little hope that one day she may be able to tolerate milk products again.
Once again feeling blessed to be surrounded by a great team of professionals at the clinic, at school, and at daycare.
Love,
Lisa, Jeff, & Gracie
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