A Day in Our ShoesA Day in Our Shoes

Toys R’ UsToys R’ Us-2/12/11-2/12/11

Not as easy as you Not as easy as you think with a child with think with a child with severe food allergies. severe food allergies.

No Disinfectant WipesNo Disinfectant Wipes

WOW!WOW! No Dis- No Dis-infectant Wipes to infectant Wipes to clean the cart off.clean the cart off.

Can you believe Can you believe No No Disinfectant wipesDisinfectant wipes

Glad we brought our Glad we brought our own, or own, or he wouldn’t he wouldn’t even been able to even been able to go into the storego into the store..

Cleaning off the CartCleaning off the Cart

This is what we have This is what we have to do before we go to do before we go into into ANYANY store! store!

We have to wipe all We have to wipe all the sides off, inside the sides off, inside and outand out

Carts need to be cleaned Carts need to be cleaned Every time someone uses it!Every time someone uses it!

Look at how dirty the Look at how dirty the wipes were. Finally, after wipes were. Finally, after 7 min. of cleaning only 7 min. of cleaning only before going in the before going in the store.store.

After 5 of our own After 5 of our own disinfectant wipes the disinfectant wipes the cart we are hoping it was cart we are hoping it was finally clean. finally clean. (Sometimes it is (Sometimes it is Sometimes it is not.)Sometimes it is not.)

Besides Disinfectant Wipes we Besides Disinfectant Wipes we useuse this in case of any reaction this in case of any reaction

(simple, mild, anaphylactic shock)(simple, mild, anaphylactic shock)

“ “ I Can’t Touch ANY thing, I Can’t Touch ANY thing, it’s not fair!”it’s not fair!”

-Garrett-Garrett

He knows not to touch He knows not to touch anything in any store, anything in any store, because other people because other people have touched it after have touched it after eating food he can’t eating food he can’t have.have.

As you can see he can As you can see he can only point to toys he only point to toys he wants. Unlike, other kids wants. Unlike, other kids can pick it up and show can pick it up and show there parents, he can there parents, he can only point.only point.

““I’m Tired of just looking, I I’m Tired of just looking, I want to want to playplay like the other like the other kids!”kids!”

-Garrett-Garrett ““Can we leave yet Can we leave yet

this isn’t fair!”this isn’t fair!”--

GarrettGarrett Is it that fair that he Is it that fair that he

can’t do anything can’t do anything with out things being with out things being sanitized and clean.sanitized and clean.

Allergy Service DogAllergy Service Dog

This is only one reason we are trying to This is only one reason we are trying to get him an allergy service sniffing dog. get him an allergy service sniffing dog. http://www.angelservicedogs.comhttp://www.angelservicedogs.com

He also needs this dog to go to school, He also needs this dog to go to school, parks, stores, church, and things just as parks, stores, church, and things just as simple as going on a walk. (Which means simple as going on a walk. (Which means no sandals in the summer.)no sandals in the summer.)

Can’t Do Nothing Until Can’t Do Nothing Until CleanedCleaned

After we get home from any store and before After we get home from any store and before Garrett gets anything we have to either wipe it Garrett gets anything we have to either wipe it off with hand sanitizer, or wipe it off with a off with hand sanitizer, or wipe it off with a disinfectant wipe.disinfectant wipe.

That includes all toys, pop cans, pop bottles, That includes all toys, pop cans, pop bottles, juice, and his own candy bar found in the all juice, and his own candy bar found in the all organic section of the store.organic section of the store.

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Think About it…Think About it…

What Would You Do if your What Would You Do if your child was like this?child was like this?