Our listing in rebuildjoplin.org has already begun to help us find more of the Celiac and gluten intolerant folks in Joplin. We had a call this afternoon from a young woman who was just diagnosed with Celiac disease last month and was given a sheet of paper with her instructions. They lived in the path of the tornado, not far from the destroyed high school. Their home was destroyed too.

She is not only trying to figure out what this disease is and what a gluten free diet consists of but they have been trying to rummage through the pile of rubble that was once her home. She, her husband and their children are staying with her brother in a nearby community. She was at a loss about what to eat and I tried to give her some pointers about Celiac disease as well as a good size box of gluten free foods. She seemed interested in the Support Group too. I think she can learn a lot from the other young ladies in the group. She is searching the internet while she is at her brothers and there are so many good Celiac sites on there. I don't personally know how I would have managed if I did not have a computer in 1999 when I was first diagnosed.

Thanks to you all who have made sure that there were gluten free foods available to help at this time.

Two little Celiac boys were here with their Mom this morning and hoped for some gluten free snacks to take to the various summer activities so they would have something to eat when the other kids had their snacks. We were able to help them out now as their parents try to get back to normal living in what feels like "war torn" Joplin.