Don’t forget everyone that November is MOOvember….CMPA awareness month! Although Bear is no longer CMPA we will continue to support the cause forever, we are grateful for 20 months of amazing support and care from CMPAsupport and other facebook pages, always somewhere to turn in our hour of need, for advice, or a rant or just some shoulders to cry on, and now in turn, I can offer some advice, a friendly pair of ears and possibly a glimmer of hope to new parents embarking on a CMPA journey! Awareness is vital for the cause…..people are all too aware of how serious nut allergies or other well known allergens can be, so why aren’t people taking CMPA as serious? Some children to suffer anaphylaxis, rash, swelling, and other obvious signs….other children (like Bear) may seem ‘fine’ after consuming some dairy, but hours, days, weeks of painful stomach ache, sickness, diarrhea/constipation, fatigue, etc. a little while after consumption would suggest that that ‘little bit’ that ‘wont harm’ in fact did harm, A LOT!!!! It isn’t those who are neglectful who have to see the results, its mum/dad/carer, who have to listen to the cries, screams and constant grunts…..a little bit of knowledge can go a long way!
If all you do today is tell one new person about CMPA then we are getting a little closer to getting noticed!