Feeding Tube Awareness Week®, launched in 2011 by the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation, is a unique opportunity to raise awareness about feeding tubes. There are several reasons a child may need a feeding tube. Food allergies can be one of those reasons and some infants/children living with Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Read more…
Your voice: Be a part of the first FPIES Global Registry! A message from Joy Meyer, Co-Director of The FPIES Foundation You are more accustomed to hearing from The Foundation as a whole rather than me as an individual voice. I am the Co-Director of The FPIES Foundation. I am Read more…
With the help of this caring community of families living with Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome, we have developed a set of new awareness cards for families living with FPIES, inspired by families. The business card-sized awareness cards are great for providing simple explanations of FPIES for friends, family, babysitters and Read more…
Living with FPIES: Advocating for Your Child in School and Childcare Settings Nichole L. Huff, Ph.D., CFLE As a mom of a child with FPIES, one of the hardest decisions I ever made was entrusting someone else to care for my son, living with FPIES, for the first time. And, truthfully, Read more…
The FPIES Foundation Celebrates Anniversary with Huge Social Media Awareness Day Allows families to Text-A-Wish to support Foundation’s Efforts August 25, 2013: The FPIES Foundation is excited to celebrate its second anniversary of empowering, educating and helping families navigate Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome, or FPIES. The Foundation is planning a Read more…
It’s back to school time. Time for school supplies and new backpacks, new clothes and fresh haircuts. For families living with FPIES, back to school time means something else. Time to worry if your child is safe at school. Time to worry about every birthday treat, special snack or basic lunch Read more…