By Ann Campanella
Celiac Mom
As a two-year-old, Ann Campanella’s daughter barely registers on the pediatric growth chart, rarely naps and has intense stomachaches after eating. Doctors and well-meaning friends repeatedly assure Ann that Sydney will outgrow these issues. But at the age of five, Sydney finally receives a celiac diagnosis.
Celiac Mom charts the course of one mother who is determined to keep her daughter safe from gluten, a substance that is literally poisoning her.
A noncook, Ann must figure out how to nourish Sydney and avoid painful gluten exposures. She reveals the ups and downs of creating gluten-free habits revolving around family and friends, holidays, vacations, school lunches, summer camps and more. As Sydney matures, Ann must ultimately learn to let go and allow her daughter to make her own choices in a gluten-filled world.
Praise for Celiac Mom
“A motivating story that should be read by everyone that needs to avoid gluten.”
-Joran 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
“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
Other Books
Celiac Mom
As a two-year-old, Ann Campanella’s daughter barely registers on the pediatric growth chart, rarely naps and has intense stomachaches after eating. Doctors and well-meaning friends repeatedly assure Ann that Sydney will outgrow these issues. But at the age of five, Sydney finally receives a celiac diagnosis.
Celiac Mom charts the course of one mother who is determined to keep her daughter safe from gluten, a substance that is literally poisoning her.
Motherhood:Lost and Found
Alzheimer’s disease, infertility and horses intersect in this powerful memoir. At age 33, award-winning author and poet Ann Campanella returns home to North Carolina ready to build a horse farm and start a family. Her foundation is shaken when she experiences multiple miscarriages at the same time her mother spirals into Alzheimer’s. The author’s devotion to family and her horse Crimson sustain her as she waits for a final miracle.
The Beach Poems
After 14 years of living with Alzheimer’s, Ann Campanella’s mother passed away. Ann took a series of retreats at the beach to begin to heal from the years of caretaking. While at the ocean, she found the time to embrace her memories of her mother and find herself again. This collection of poems shares her journey from grief to joy.
It was so wonderful sharing your incredible memoir on the show. I truly believe in the powerful message of Celiac Mom. There is so much of your heart and soul in [it].
– Belinda Whalen, The Healthy Celiac Podcast
Motherhood: Lost and Found is a chronicle of family tragedy and triumph told in some of the most truly lyrical writing you’ll ever encounter.
– Judith Minthorn Stacy, Carolina Novel Award winner
I recommend the poems of Ann Campanella to every lover of poetry. Enviable for its strength, it is equally enviable for its grace.