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Meet the boy who can't eat: Joshua, nine, could die if he eats or even SMELLS normal food


Brave: Joshua can only eat baby food, other than that he is fed through a tube into his stomach
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Nine-year-old Joshua from New York suffers from a rare disease called eosinophilic esophagitis which means that he is fatally allergic to nearly all foods.

Pizza, hot dogs, chocolates, sandwiches; any snack a normal nine-year-old might dream of, Joshua can't eat. If he tries to eat any normal food, his reactions can range from vomiting and diarrhoea to anaphylactic shock.



Rare: Joshua, nine, suffers from a condition called eosinophilic esophagitis which means that he is fatally allergic to almost all foods
Rare: Joshua, nine, suffers from a condition called eosinophilic esophagitis which means that he is fatally allergic to almost all foods


Fatal: Joshua's parents have to cook for the family on a patio grill as even the smell of food could be deadly to the nine-year-old
Fatal: Joshua's parents have to cook for the family on a patio grill as even the smell of food could be deadly to the nine-year-old


Even the scent of food could be lethal for him, meaning that his parents must cook meals for the rest of the family on a patio grill.


His dad, Brant, told Anderson Cooper: ‘The hardest thing for me is that he cannot eat what we eat.’


The only thing Joshua can eat on a day-to-day basis is baby food. Other than that he gets his nutrients from a doctor-prescribed formula fed through a tube into his stomach.


Joshua is home-schooled by his mom, Cara, because of his life debilitating disease. ‘Every morning Joshua wakes up at 6.45 and usually it’s because he hears the school bus,’ she said.

Brave: Joshua can only eat baby food, other than that he is fed through a tube into his stomach
 Joshua can only eat baby food, other than that he is fed through a tube into his stomach


Home-schooled: Joshua's disease means he cannot go to school. Mom Cara said this often makes him cry
Home-schooled: Joshua's disease means he cannot go to school. Mom Cara said this often makes him cry

‘Sometimes he cries when he looks out the window because he can’t be on that bus, he will never be on that school bus with those kids.


‘Right now I am looking at a future for Joshua with absolutely no cure. Every day he is alive is a miracle.


‘There’s not a minute that goes by that I’m not afraid.’

BELOW IS A VIDEO OF HIS PARENTS EXPLAINING THE POOR BOY'S SITUATION


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14 comments

  1. There is no sickness God cannot heal, even the dead are raised to life when God is implored through His son, Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ... May little Joshua receive his healing miraculously (from God) today, and may this strange sickness never succeed in whisking his priceless life away in Jesus Name... Amen

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  2. Amen...
    Joshua be healed. In Jesus Name.

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  3. Amen, the mighty hand of God shall touch Joshua and heal him in Jesus name.

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  4. who knows....he might not be allergic to some other food that within their reach e.g som African dishes, Chinese recipe........but no one will ever ask them to giv it a try....it is well

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  5. The bible says, by his (Jesus) strips we are heal, so Joshua, you are heal in JESUS NAME.

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  6. Joshua means saviour! Be heal in Jesus name.Every name or power bows @ d mention of d name of Jesus. Ur situation is not an exception.

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  7. Little Joshua, Our God is the All Powerful God, He says ' I AM THE GOD OF ALL FLESH, IS ANYTHING IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO? and of course, nothing is impossible for Him to do, I therefore decree that His powerful Hand shall rest on you to cause every sickness to dry up and release good health to you. IJN AMEN

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  8. Nothing is impossible for God, he is able to heal all kinds of diseases, so Joshua u are healed in Jesus name AMEN.

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  9. take the boy to the healing school with pastor chris in canada

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  10. wat did this poor boy do to be suffering this? Who sinned,was it his father or mother? But Joshua,this sickness is the Lord to be glorified in your life. The Lord wil show up4 u in Jesus name, Amen

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  11. Joshua,may d good Lord have mercy on you & bless u with divine health in Jesus name.

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  12. Will you bring him to Nigeria, his namesake will deliver him.

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  13. nawaoooo! I pray God sees him through,it jst require faith on d side of d parents

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  14. Our mighty God in heaven who has all human spare parts and is capable of fixing this case will do so in Jesus name Amen. Be healed Little Joshua in Jesus name Amen

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