A Sad Day at the Romans Today...

No there has not been a death or anything! But we got a call from Charlie's doctor's office today and got some news that is sooo sad to us. I have posted numerous times how much Charlie LOVES his food. And how happy we are that he is such a GREAT eater and likes everything. WELL, today we learned that he is allergic to LOTS of stuff. He will have to start a gluten and casein free diet. He is highly allergic to cow's milk and has been on rice milk for a year now. He has an allergy to RICE. He is allergic to most grains with soy being the least. We are going to try him on soy milk. He can no longer have oatmeal. This has been a staple for him for a year now. He eats 2 packs daily!!! I've been on the Internet this morning looking up the gluten and casein free diet. Some of his favorite things will have to be eliminated from his diet. He loves to "DIP" everything in ranch, or onion dip. He loves a soft piece of bread for a snack. So we are a little sad that certain things will have to be eliminated. BUT, we are sooo very thankful that it looks as though surgery is ruled out at this point. PRAISE THE GOOD LORD!!!!!