Suzanne Carillo

It's funny how the smallest things in life go unnoticed until they are no longer there.

I had no idea how much emphasis I put on enjoying food.

You go out to eat, invite friends for dinner, make lunch dates, go for coffee, bake someone a cake, have a supper date, celebrate Christmas, Easter, New Year's pretty much every holiday with copious amounts of food.

Food is life.

Food is love.

Food is good.

Until the smell of food, the thought of food, the mention of food makes you recoil in disgust.

Then you realize life revolves around the consumption of food and you can't escape it. Everywhere you turn you are faced with it.

I am so grateful to have finally regained my desire to eat. I always thought it would be fantastic not to desire food. So easy to turn it away and not worry about weight issues. I would be in complete control.

Be careful what you wish for.

Now that this bout of mold poisoning is leaving my system I can once again enjoy the foods that I love with the people that I love.

I am thankful for my sense of taste, my sense of smell and the pleasure of eating.