Merry Christmas and Happy Excema

From a long, mass e-mail Xmas letter:

The main challenge we've had in the last three months is Katie's sensitivities to certain foods and cats. Starting around 3 months, she got red and itchy under her legs and arms and on her head. We knew it was excema, which is common in many infants, but it just kept getting worse. We had to put long sleeves and pants on her all the time or else she would itch like crazy and scratch herself! Finally, in late October, we got Katie in to see a pediatric allergist and he did some tests on her... to find out that she had MANY sensitivities, including wheat, eggs, dairy, peanuts, some other tree nuts, and cat dander. So, since October 28th, Ann has had to eliminate all of the foods mentioned and we've used some prescription creams and medicines very lightly to control her excema. It's been a lifesaver for Mom, Dad and Katie. Her skin is 10 times better and her itching has greatly diminished (but Amber sure misses eating cheese!!).

(Names have been chosen to protect the innocent. And itchy.)