We were featured on CTV News last week, which has garnered some great support. Here's the link if you  missed it:
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-mother-pushes-for-synthetic-dyes-to-be-removed-from-children-s-medicine-in-canada-1.6788046

This week two things happened related to our families dye allergy. The first was that my family needed antibiotics and I was given a prescription for Amoxicillin that would contain Red 3 if filled by a regular drug store because artificial colour is somehow mandatory in ALL children's medicine made by all drug manufacturers. I took the prescription to the specialty compounding pharmacy where it took them 36 hrs to fill because they were making it from scratch. It cost $80. 

When my son needed the same medicine a few days later, not wanting to wait (and since he doesn't react the same way as his sister to dye) I decided to go ahead and fill it at the regular pharmacy. It was $18 and hot pink. 

The second thing that happened was that I received another canned response from Health Canada. They remain indifferent on the subject (photo attached). Lets hope my MP Tom Kmiec can take this petition to Ottawa, 

Thanks again for your support, please continue to share and keep the conversation going. Your support is so appreciated.