Tuesday, August 12, 2008

you are invited

I sent this invite out to all the principals of all the county schools, as well as to the county wide food service nutritional lady, inviting all faculty and staff.
I am hoping to raise awareness of this underdiagnosed diease as well as form support for those of us dealing with this.

I would like to personally invite you to attend a meeting on Monday, August 18 at 6pm at the Hardin County Library. This meeting is a Celiac Disease Support Group Meeting.
My child, Lacee Wilson, a 5th grade student at North Elementary, has been recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease. This requires that she must not consume any gluten. Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. Wheat is also used in a lot of non-food products like play dough, paint, crayons. etc. that are used in classrooms, as well as personal care products like soap and makeup. Celiac is a life-long diagnosis that can lead to serious complications including cancer if she is not properly avoiding gluten.
Mrs. Patty Stricklin from Hardin Medical Center will be speaking, as well as myself. This will be a very informative meeting that will prove very valuable to you.
I certainly hope you will mark your calendar and make plans to attend.
For more information on Celiac Disease, please visit celiac.com, celiac.org, and glutenfreedom.net.

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