Eating dairy-free yogurt …
Serving the Needs of All Customers
A year and a half ago, my husband and I were blessed with our second grandson, Garrett. A healthy little boy-his future looked bright. One week later, however, we were facing the possibility of losing him. Thinking he had jaundice, the doctors said a few days under the light and he would be good as new.
Unfortunately, the doctors discovered Garrett not only had jaundice, but also galactosemia. Born with a rare genetic condition, Garrett’s body doesn’t have the ability to break down sugars. With only two children born each year in NC with this condition, it caught everyone off guard, including the nurses and doctors.
Most people have two genes to break down sugars, but my daughter, Kristin, and her husband, Brian, only have one. Having one is not a problem, but having none is. Since Garrett inherited the gene from each parent that doesn’t break down sugars, he has none, thus galactosemia.
At first concerned Garrett couldn’t even have fruits and vegetables, through periodic check-ups and consultation at UNC-Chapel Hill, Kristin and Brian have since learned he can have some in monitored amounts. With Chapel Hill a leading expert in treating galactosemia, Garrett has been going for treatment since he was three months old. Now a year-and-a-half, he is thriving and growing.
Even though Garrett can have monitored amounts of fruits and vegetables, he can’t have milk products at all. As a result, Kristin diligently reads labels. Happy to learn Sweet Frog now has a non-dairy yogurt, it didn’t take long until Kristin and Garrett made a trip. You can see pure joy in the photo as he experiences yogurt for the first time. That day it was key lime.
While checking out Sweet Frog’s website, recently, I discovered they are a good neighbor, always looking for ways to help and support the community. I also learned the letters F.R.O.G in Sweet Frog, stand for Fully Rely on God. To think I learned all this because my grandson stopped in for some non-dairy yogurt.
Thanks, Sweet Frog, for including non-dairy yogurt as a choice. You have made Garrett and his mom very happy. What a joy and blessing to know food companies are making great strides in serving the needs of ALL customers.
Making national news last year, Garrett was included in a column by Ellen Gabler of the Milwaukee Sentinel. If interested in reading Ellen’s column, or learning more about Garrett, click on the hyperlinks.
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Thanks,
Dicy
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