My parents have told me a lot of stories about when I was little and I would eat one of these foods. At first I would throw up right away. That was good because then I would get the 'poison' out of my body. That is what milk, beef and pork are. They are a poison to me like drinking bleach would be to you. Your body just wants to get rid of it.

When I got older I stopped throwing up. My parents thought my food allergy was getting better but really it got worse. Now when I eat something I'm allergic to my airways reacts by swelling up. My tongue feels funny and my throat swells shut. I get very scared when this happens but luckily my parents have always been there to give me the right medications and help keep me calm.

Now that I am a teenager I want to go places with my friends or by myself without worrying that if I eat something I might die. When I go out to eat at a restaurant I can't always tell if something has milk in it just by looking at it. Sometimes I will ask the waiter but they usually aren't sure. One time my family and I went out to eat and my parents asked the waiter if the mashed potatoes had milk in them. After checking with the cook he came back and said 'No, just cheese and sour cream'. There are several words that have the same meaning as milk, like whey, casein and lactalbumin. It would be impossible to ask if the food had all 34 words for milk. This makes reading food labels really hard. Even foods that are safe for me can make me anaphylaxis (the term for having a severe allergy reaction) because the food has been cross-contaminated with something I'm allergic to. For example, eating food cooked on the grill can be dangerous. If the same spatula used to flip a hamburger was then used to flip my food and then I ate it my airways could close up. Cross-contamination is a big problem for people with food allergies.

Luckily, I have the opportunity to be partnered with an Allergy Alert Service Dog. The service dog would be trained to sniff out any food allergens in my environment or in my food and let me know if it is safe. He would also carry my life saving medication in a special vest on his back. We would be together all the time. If I did start to anaphylaxis the dog would sense I was in trouble and get me help. I would be able to go anywhere with my dog - a restaurant, my friends house, parties. Someday I plan on going to college to learn how to work with robots or animals. Before I knew about Allergy Alert dogs I was afraid that going to college might not be possible. Now I am excited about my future.

Please help me and my family raise enough money to buy and train any Allergy Alert Service Dog. The cost is $7500. I'm hoping with the help of family, friends and my community we can raise enough money. We are also holding several fundraisers over the next few months to help with the cost. Check out this website of details.

We would really appreciate your support in helping us raise the funds to purchase a service dog for our son. You can donate right thru this site via PayPal:

You can find more information about allergy alert service dogs at Noelles Angel Dogs.

We were very fortunate to find ACC Ranch and AllergyFreePuppies.com, you can learn more about Allergy Free Puppies here:

Thank you in advance for your support.

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