What I learned in an allergists office

So today has been interesting to say the least. In order to get you caught up to speed though I have to take you back to a week ago as My wife, three kids and I sat around the dinner table enjoying some insanely good Kung-Pow Chicken that my wife made. After all of the kids had all but inhaled their dinner we noticed that one of our kiddos - our youngest wasn't acting quite right and within a matter of minutes was covered in hives all over his face!! After some discussion and troubleshooting as to what could have caused this... it hit Michelle and I like a ton of bricks. PEANUTS!! The meal had peanuts in it and while our baby boy had this meal once before a peanut allergy usually does not rear it's ugly head upon first exposure -

Flash Forward to this morning and the 3 hour long appointment that ended with a confirmation for a severe peanut allergy and you can imagine our frustration. But it was in that moment Michelle and I CHOSE to be proactive we chose to ask questions and get the facts straight. And after asking what we needed to ask and obtaining the answers to satisfy those questions we came to a conclusion - this is not THAT BAD! Yes we will have to adjust some things, yes life is going to change a little bit for us but we will ADAPT and we will move forward. We could have allowed the wheels to fall off and fussed a griped about how "unfair" it all was but we CHOSE another route.

"What's the point of all of this?" You may say. The point is this, when faced with news or challenges that in the moment feel like the worst thing that could possibly happen, how often do we end up setting up camp in our frustration and disappointment. How often do we think to ourselves "I don't know WHAT I'm gonna do now"! The answer is simple - you assess, you adapt and you overcome. You grab hold of the information that you have been given and accept that NO AMOUNT of whining or belly aching will change what already has been or is. Then you make adaptations based on that information to ensure that you don't simply remain stationary stuck in the place that you are in that moment. And then... you move on - and while it might not feel like a win in the moment - the fact that you simply CHOSE to move forward is indeed a win.

~PN