Happy Celiac Awareness Month!

So this month is Celiac Disease Awareness Month--which actually encompasses all that is Celiac, gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity.  All over there are blogs and tours and different campaigns to bring awareness to this disease, amd I am more than happy to jump on that bandwagon. 

Did you know that the average person in the US will take 6-10 years to be properly diagnosed with Celiacs??  That is a LONG time of painful and widespread symptoms! It took 14 years for me.  Believe me, the proper diagnosis makes a HUGE difference in life!!  Anyone that I talk to in the medical community I always tell them my story, and definitely push for them to do their own research.  If 1 in 133 people are gluten intolerant and 97% are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed...there are a lot of people out there that are unaware of what is really causing their health issues, and the majority are told either an incorrect diagnosis or that there is nothing really wrong with them.  It is very frustrating, and I hope that I can at least help one person....just as my cousin has done for me!

On the home front, I have chosen a name for the second chick.  She's the Plymouth Rock--the largest (and oldest) chick in our tiny flock.  Since she is the biggest and bossiest of the bunch, it only seemed proper (and probably unoriginal) for me to name her Attila the Hen.  Ha ha ha!!  I'm still cracking myself up!!  Ha ha...cracking!!!  LOL!!!