Benjamin is absolutely adamant that he will grow up to be a farmer. While many little boys express this hope, Ben actually has a fighting chance since his paternal grandfather owns a 300 acre farm 20 minutes from our home. His Daddy also knows how to bring in hay, sow fields, till soil, fix combines and look after the needs of the bovine population. Apparently, Dave's best friend in seminary used to joke that if Dave ever left the seminary and got married, his wife would only need one skill - the ability to dig a fence post. No, I was never put to the test and I doubt that I would pass with anything close to flying colours. But, this post is not about farming.
While Ben wants to be a farmer - I think that he is going to be a beekeeper.
He has hives. Lots of them. He has had hives for eight days now and they come and go and appear after meals and any ingestion of food. Sigh.
He was seen by an ER doctor on his first day of hives and will be visiting our GP this week. We will take it from there. BUT. All the peanut butter and nut-related products are packed away and the kids are sacrificing their love of the PB for the sake of their brother. (We have noticed a correlation with nuts and Ben's hives so we're not totally grasping at straws.) Ben is aware of the nut ban (his favourite food is PB). Nevertheless, in the indomitable spirit of a child, last night he told a man at the ice-cream store the following:
"I have allergy. I went to the farm with Daddy and drove the tractor." All in a day's work. Pray for the little guy. He might grow up to be a farmer but he ain't going to be sowing nuts.
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So sorry to hear that Ben is suffering this way. The prospect of a lifetime of food allergies that impact the whole family is quite daunting. We pray for Ben, and for everyone (especially mommy, the food preparer!).
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