To Say We Are Grateful Is An Understatement

Hi! I’d like you to meet my son David. He was about eight months old when this photo was taken. It was in October 2012 shortly after he was diagnosed with allergies to egg, dairy (including sheep and goat), most nuts and wheat. The arms of his body suit are taped around his wrists because the eczema you can see on his cheeks extended over every part of his body. He would literally shred his skin if he wasn’t restrained. He first developed eczema at about six weeks of age and it never let up. Skin infections were a constant risk. By the time this photo was taken, he had been hospitalised once and had been prescribed eight courses of antibiotics. He had digestion issues in addition to the allergies and the eczema – just to add to the general joy of his existence!

We tried everything. There is literally no eczema cream on the market that David didn’t have a crack at. Working out how to meet his nutritional needs while avoiding foods he was allergic to was incredibly difficult. It was so painful to watch our little baby in so much discomfort and pain. Doctors helped to a point, but had no solutions to fix it. The situation was maddening.

I met Leanne in January 2013. She has worked with our family to build up David’s health and well- being with huge success. This is David today. To say we are grateful is something of an understatement!