eye patch? not s'bad

when i find myself starting to whine too much about my kids' "problems" that's usually a good time to read e-mails from the food allergy mommies group, the eczema mommies group, and the lazy eye mommies group.

to wit: here's a post from a mom whose son (i think he's 2; might be 3) just got his allergy test results back. he is allergic to 41 foods. 41:

• peanut
  
• almond
  
• walnut
  
• cashew
  
• pecan
  
• pistachio
  
• egg yolk
  
• egg white
  
• milk
  
• beef
  
• pork
  
• lamb
  
• chicken
  
• turkey
  
• fish
  
• corn
  
• rice
  
• soy 
  
• wheat
  
• barley
  
• rye
  
• oats
  
• sunflower (includes seeds)
  
• safflower
  
• peach
  
• pear
  
• pineapple
  
• apple
  
• banana
  
• orange
  
• cantaloupe
  
• white potato
  
• sweet potato
  
• peas
  
• green bean
  
• red kidney bean
  
• tomato
  
• onion
  
• garlic
  
• mustard
  
• cumin
  

and the mom also has a baby with health problems.