We have known for a while that Mikayla is allergic to pollock (fish sticks), but not the severity. But that has changed. End of March Mikayla decided to eat a very small bit of a fish stick and we were forced to address the issue.
It is bad. And will only get worse with each exposure. Every exposure for the rest of her life, she will have to get emergency medical help. For FISH STICKS! Fish sticks can potentially be fatal for Mikayla. Smile, go ahead. I think its funny.
I was talking to the pediatrician about her reaction and she gave me the best advice ever. Such profound wisdom I would have never thought of on my own. Avoidance. Just don't buy fish sticks any more. Problem solved. At our house and around me. But what about at school or other people's houses?
Wow. I think I would rather teach her that she is allergic to fish sticks and that they are made out of pollock, so she shouldn't eat them because this will happen if you do. I wonder what the allergist will suggest.
There is a part of me that wants to really laugh at the situation and use sarcasm. Oh, wait I do. Because its fish sticks. How common is pollock? Most people don't even know what pollock is. But I have a deep gratitude for it being pollock instead of something else much more common.
