Sometimes making a difference isn’t about your own work. Sometimes it is about honoring the work of others to inspire a movement of positive change. Join my teenage son, Cyrus on November 19th, 2014 as he celebrates several men who are positive role models in our food allergy world. His freshly created facebook group, The Interrnational Men of Food Allergies is hosting an event, “Celebrating Positive Male Food Allergy Role Models”– and you are invited to join in! During all 24 hours on Nov 19th, he will be sharing video clips, short interviews and information highlighting several men within our food allergy world who are active and engaged in their family’s health and their communities either by their actions or business commitments. This event is in conjunction with International Men’s Day-a global initiative whose theme for 2014 is Working Together for Men and Boys. Cyrus hopes you will share the event with your communities to help honor and celebrate these men who are pushing out to walk along, side-by-side, with us food allergy mamas.
Join in on November 19th, 2014 by visiting this facebook page: “Celebrating Positive Male Food Allergy Role Models”
Mom’s thoughts: Years ago, I was told by son’s child psychologist (at age five he started to develop food allergy anxiety), to “back up” and let my husband participate more in Cyrus’ food allergy management. Very quietly and without me noticing my let-me-take-over-personality, I was shutting out my husband. He attended every allergy visit, but I held the list of questions. He shopped, but I decided what foods we would try next. I did the online research about the disease, only inviting my husband to offer his thoughts, after I did the research. He supported in many, many ways, but I also did not invite him to reach out farther, I set my boundaries loud and clear: I was running this food allergy show.
When life coach Aleasa Word, founder of Allergy Words and of Flowers for Anaphylaxis invited Cyrus to participate in International Men’s Day, I just knew he was going to choose something to honor men in our food allergy world. Kyle Dine came to Reno for a surprise concert recently and he was like a magnet. Cyrus zipped right on over and enjoyed every minute engaging with Kyle. I believe our boys need so see strong food allergy male role models and I’m very grateful to Aleasa for understanding and supporting this need. I’m also grateful to Eleanor Garrow-Holding, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team who also reached out to Cyrus and is supporting this event and wants to keep this conversation going – FAACT has asked him to write an article for their upcoming enewsletter about this topic.
Kyle Dine flanked by the Moassessi men!
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
This is a great testament to Cyrus amazing character and the man he is becoming. Bless you all for what you are doing.
Would you consider including Chef Luca Della Casa, from San Antonio? He offered a bunch of allergy-friendly recipes through KFA and was our celebrity guest at our local FARE Walk. Great idea, Cyrus!!
Hi Susan,
Thanks for commenting. Shhh, but you can add Chef Luca on Nov 19th. Cyrus is going to invite everyone to add in their mentors and role models! I’ll also let Cyrus know of your request. I think there will be floods of great men that we all don’t realize are out there.