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Monkey, You got it... an end to one thing and a new begining all at once. I checked your name before replying, what was that about western medicine deeming you crazy? I felt the same way during the several years I spent so sick before I was diagnosed with celiac. Anyway, I am tying so hard to get up and running. I plan to have a website and hope to be able to fill orders. I feel like this has to be done now. This is a ground floor opportunity! I know I can do it. One day soon I will have a questionaire developed for celaic patients. Would you be willing to participate?
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Wow I hardly know where to begin. Celiac is a huge disease in this country. You are a baker. This does not end your career. It begins it. Being able to cook with potato, rice and other flours is going to be a huge art. They are hard to cook with and will take a creative genius to figure it out. Lots of trial and error. Nothing fluffs like wheat except maybe tapioca. I wish you the best and long to buy your product. Danielle
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Thanks Suzi. I started small, looking for a support group in my area (there isn't one). Then I found a ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids) meeting not too far away. I have so much ground to cover! If you have any more advice, please don't hold back.
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I would contact your local celiac society and get them on board. There is quite a big celiac community out there and they should be able to assist you with the government and suppliers. Best of luck.. I think it is great that you take the initiative. Once you get started I will be happy to give you a link from my blog.. http://www.gluten-free-living.net/news/ Suzi..
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Josie, Thanks! I've been so busy, I've only just got your note. Any help at all would be great. I am putting together a questionaire for some of the local restaurants, especially those that are already offering gluten free options. I've made a lot of progress, but I am still in the early stages of putting this together... business plan research and writing. I'll keep an eye out for your response. Thanks again.
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You seem to have the right idea. I have spent the last six months trying to get people interested in the problems caeliacs face. I did have a breakthrough this week. A local pub- one in a large chain- have listened to my suggestions and are now acting. They are going to try and start a glusten free section in their menu.
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I've never been diagnosed. I have symptoms though, and feel better when I don't eat wheat,and get really sick when I do. I try to have the whole family avoid wheat. Society isn't very compassionate about dietary requirements.
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Fanci, Thanks for the feedback. I will need mostly grants and loans to start up the business. As a result, I need to draft a business plan that shows my proposal has a good chance of success. Would you mind anwering a few questions I can add to my poll? Most importantly I need to show that I can't use shared space, I need a location of my own due to cross-contamination issues. By the way, have you passed on the celiac to any of your children? I did. She is just now, at four and a half and a lifelong gf diet, begun to feel "different".
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I wish you the bst of luck. I wish there was something like that in our area. The whole foods stores and a few of the grocery stores carry gf foods, but it would be so nice to be able to get donuts on Saturday mornings!
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