Celiac Awareness - Year Round!

The start of June means that Celiac Awareness Month has come to an end.  This makes me a little sad...I don't suddenly become "un-Celiac" or "gluten tolerant" just because the month is over, but yet it feels like the gains we make in promoting awareness start to wane with each passing day after May 31st.  Mind you, it's only June 3rd.  Maybe I'm being a little melodramatic.  Personally, I don't think so.  There isn't a day that goes by without meeting someone who doesn't have a clue what celiac disease or living gluten free is.  Yet celiac affects 1 out of 133 people.  According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, 97% of people with celiac disease go undiagnosed!  It's seriously in need of more attention! 

The idea of having a Celiac Awareness Year was posed by some friends on Twitter.  While that might be a little difficult to get going, I came up with an alternative that could have a big impact if we work together!  From now on, starting in July, I'm going to celebrate the 1st day of every month as Celiac Awareness Day.  In my phone calendar I have reminders set up for the rest of the year.  If each of you decide to follow and tell one person who tells one person...it just might go viral!  Heaven knows things a lot less important go "viral" every day! : P PLEASE JOIN ME!!!

In other GF news, my family's restaurant has a new gluten free menu that will be unveiled next week!  Stay tuned if you live anywhere near the Lansdale, PA area or take Septa's Lansdale/Doylestown train line up or down town (or just want to take a trip to visit for the heck of it!)  I've been enjoying the food for years, but had to stop eating a lot of it once I was diagnosed.  Thankfully, my family has allowed me to work with them to offer the delicious sandwiches and Italian coffees that I love so much in gluten free versions! :)