Here is my opening disclaimer: I have nothing against soy milk, the people who grow, make or have anything to do with the production of soy milk or the many families with fridges full of it. This is rather a celebration of years of praying for my little boy.
We met Dr. B 4 1/2 years ago after Grant had his one (and thankfully only) anaphylactic reaction to milk. I left the office that day with a prescription for an epi-pen and strict orders to avoid every form of dairy.
I began reading everything I could about milk allergies, followed every website that contained up-to-date information about products containing hidden milk, and bought multiple cookbooks with dairy free recipes. Our fridge became full of soy milk, dairy free margarine, and coconut yogurts. Our pantry was stocked with every dairy free thing I could find. I learned how to make a chocolate cake that was dairy & egg free, but hardly low fat. I quickly became an expert in all things dairy free.
Every person who had contact with Grant and would possibly be giving him food was quickly instructed on what he could & couldn’t have, where his epi-pen was found in his backpack, and a briefing on what to do in case he had a reaction.
I have spent these past 4 1/2 years reading every food label and letting Grant know if a particular food was “safe” for him. And all of that came to an end yesterday.
Yesterday, Grant and I made the trek from our side of town to the other side of town bright & early in the morning (yes, I consider 8 AM bright & early) to visit with Dr. B. After a grueling 3 hours at the allergist, starting with 1/8 tsp of milk, working his way up to 4 oz, Dr. B confirmed what the blood test showed – Grant’s milk allergy is gone!
I have been asked by people over the years if Grant would ever “outgrow” this allergy. My answer is that God has healed him! I know that Grant could have outgrown his milk allergy, but I also know that only God could allow that to happen. I have prayed over the years for God to take this allergy away & I didn’t care how He did it. I don’t know the specifics as to how it happened, I just know it did.
Grant has been quite funny these past 2 days… he has a new-found freedom. Today he got to eat his first cheese pizza with his class for the Kindergarten party. After the pizza he ate a cookie with m&m’s on it. I wish you could have seen him explain the cookie to me. A whole new world of “normalcy” has opened to him.
As we left the doctor yesterday, Grant wanted to call daddy to tell him the news. He got on the phone and said, “Guess what, Daddy. My milk allergy is gone. You prayed for it to be gone and it’s gone. God healed me.” Thank you God for answering our prayers.
51“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” 52“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Mark 10:51-52
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