Another Gluten Post

I'm sure you hear a lot about Celiac's disease.  And, I'm sure you are aware that I avoid gluten because it does major damage to my hands.  I don't know if it is the gluten that does it or the wheat.  It really does not matter because I avoid them both.  If I break down and eat something made with flour, my hands get puffy during the night.  I can feel it when I wake up; the tightness.  Then they get itchy and covered with little water blisters.  If I continue eating a lot of the stuff for more than just a day, the rash will be on my arms and legs.  In extreme cases, it has even gotten on my face. 

So, the word "gluten-free" is a familiar word around our house.  The other day, our girls were playing 20 Questions while we were driving in town.  Then, I heard Eva ask Ivy, "Is it gluten-free?"  Wow.  Weird.

Anyway, I thought I'd show you my puffy pictures that I recently noticed.  These pictures were taken, within weeks or maybe days of each other in May.  It was Joy's birthday, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.  Birthday Cake.  Flour.  Not good for me.

 Maybe you cannot tell the difference, but I sure can.  I've been pretty diligent about my diet lately.  I really do not enjoy being puffy.

And because she is just weird, I had to post a picture of Joy.  She is cold.  It is 75 degrees today and she wears this.  It is because she has no fat on her body.  She doesn't eat enough.  She never wants to eat.  I have two extremes.  Joy, who feels she doesn't need the food; and Eva, who would eat more than she needs.