This is horrible! You can write to them on line at the following link also... I already did. http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/omag_wehear.jhtml Click here: O Magazine: We Hear You
OH my, please let me know how i can write as well. THAT IS HORRIBLE! Laurie
> "The neighbor with gluten-free children itching to join your mother's group." Holy....! I can't believe they actually printed that!!! Do you have a link? Or and address? I don't buy O - but I'll certainly write a letter about that! Good grief. Like kids don't have enough troubles. Julieanne
Hi, everyone, This was recently the subject of the week, basically, on another yahoo group. We all sent letters to both Oprah and Satellite Sisters. Here's my letter to Satellite Sisters and their response. I also sent this letter to Oprah Magazine. If more of us write, it will be like Arlo Guthrie says in Alice's Restaurant: a movement. Then they can't help but listen, and hopefully educate the masses. Heidi -- Dear Editor: I was shocked by your Satellite Sisters column in the September issue of O magazine, where it uses the example of "the neighbor with gluten-free children itching to join your mothers' group" as an "uninvited overture". My intelligent, charming, and very social four year old son, Jacob, is a celiac, and to think that he would not be wanted at a playgroup because of a medical condition is horrifying. Celiac disease is quite prevalent, affecting as many as 1 in 133 Americans and Europeans. Celiacs cannot eat gluten, ever, or they risk serious health complications. My son had failure to thrive and chronic diarrhea until we removed gluten from his diet. Now, he is a very healthy and happy little boy. I must count myself fortunate that all of the people who I have told about Jacob have been understanding and accommodating. Your article shows not only an extreme lack of empathy, but also a serious degree of ignorance. I only hope that you will enlighten yourselves in regards to celiac disease and any other medical disorder which you feel inclined to represent so negatively in such a public setting. Sincerely, Heidi Parthena White Charlton, MA
HI Jennie, I heard about the "O" article on the ST Johns web site, and someone brought about a very important and interesting point. Yes, I agree, they should not have written what they did without further research. There are several that have written in to Oprah/Satallite Sisters. The sisters have sent out emails stating they apologize for what was written,,,they knew nothing about the disease,etc, I would like to see them research the topics before they publish. Someone mentioned, if they are willing to learn more about the Auto Immune Disease Celiac/Sprue, and other diseases/Allergeries associated with it,,,then we should be willing to supply them with the information. Now, having said that,,,we don't want to 'burn our bridges' and not even have a remote possibility of 'air time' on the TV show Oprah? The way Oprah does things, from what I have heard/seen,,,,,there could be a very good possibility of this happening. Just my 2 cents worth, but I don't like people making comments about things they know nothing about. Have a good weekend, Diane, Iowa