Celiac Mom: One family's gluten-free journey after a daughter's diagnosis

An engaging memoir, packed full of helpful resources!

• Does my child have celiac disease? Or do I?
• What are the symptoms of celiac?
• What's involved in a celiac diagnosis?
• How does one transition to a gluten-free life?
• Where does gluten hide?
• Are there tips for avoiding gluten?
• How do I support my child?
• What are some ideas for handling school?
• How do we celebrate birthdays and holidays?
• Is it possible to go on a gluten-free vacation?
• Can my child still go to summer camp?

• Two weeks of easy gluten-free recipes
• Favorite family recipes from well-loved chefs
• Helpful people, websites and products
• Gluten-free shopping lists
• Ideas for eating out safely

A motivating story that should be read by everyone that needs to avoid gluten.
Jordan Ehmann
Indies Today

This should be the book of choice given to any parent holding a new diagnosis of a child's celiac condition and wondering what to do next.
D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
Midwest Book Review
 
Reading Ann's book was so healing. She spoke so personally of her process and the things she resisted. Celiac Mom is a real companion for anyone who is walking this walk.
Ellen Bayens, The Celiac Scene

A fascinating insight into a mother's attempts to keep her daughter safe from gluten. A finalist and highly recommended!                                                                                    
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

Beautifully captures not only the intricacies of celiac disease and the gluten free diet, but also the complex emotional component experienced by patients, families and friends who are all ultimately affected. 
Margaret Weiss, Registered Dietitian
Author of Eat Your Rice Cakes

The only way to counteract celiac disease is to eliminate gluten from the diet totally, all day, every day, most likely forever. With meticulous detail and heartfelt emotion, Ann explains how this is achieved, describing pitfalls that have severe consequences and her inadequacies at certain undertakings. Ann's book advances the understanding of celiac disease as well as demonstrates the blessing of having a dedicated caregiver in this monumental task of eliminating gluten from the American diet.
Deb Waldron, Registered Dietitian
Co-author of Health & High Performance
 
In Celiac Mom, we see Ann's loving, nurturing . . . concern with guarding her daughter from the gluten society we live in. Not only does our author perfect the role of protector and nurturer, but as Sydney grows older, we see Ann's way of life and food prep as a great model for her daughter and anyone needing to follow a celiac diet. 
Gilda Morina Syverson, Memoir Instructor
Award-winning author of My Father's Daughter, From Rome to Sicily
 
The thing I liked best about this fascinating and timely book is how valuable it is for those of us who do not have celiac and who need, very badly, to understand it if we are to help those-- often members of our own family--who do have gluten allergies. A moving story and a useful guide to our behavior and our actions in the future.
Anthony S. Abbott, Member of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
Award-winning author of  Leaving Maggie Hope

Who should read this book and why?

• Parents of children diagnosed with celiac or gluten intolerance will learn the ropes of this journey.
• Those considering a gluten-free lifestyle for health or medical reasons will discover ways to avoid wheat and gluten, tips for avoiding exposures, recipes and resources. 
• People who have celiac and/or already eat gluten free will appreciate the personal stories and support in these pages.
• Family members of those who are gluten free will gain a new understanding of what it's like to be gluten free in a gluten-filled world.
• Friends of those undergoing a a gluten-free lifestyle shift will learn how to support others on this journey.
• Anyone who is curious about what it means to transition to a gluten-free life will appreciate the insight and stories this book shares.
• Those who enjoy reading memoirs and being inspired will enjoy this life-changing journey.

Celiac Mom charts the course of a noncook determined to keep her young daughter safe from gluten, a substance that is literally poisoning her. The author reveals the challenges of upending a wheat-filled life to embrace a healthy future for her family.

Ann Campanella, a former magazine and newspaper editor, takes on gluten-free living after her daughter is diagnosed with celiac disease. She is the author Motherhood: Lost and Found, an award-winning memoir, and four collections of poems. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, literary journals and online sites across the country and around the world, and she has discussed her writing on numerous podcasts. In 2018, Ann was recognized by her hometown newspaper as one of the Most Influential Women in her community. She is a manager and director of AlzAuthors.com, a website that represents over 250 books about Alzheimer's and dementia. Ann has a degree in English Literature from Davidson College and lives on a small farm with her family and animals in North Carolina.