Trace Fights For His Daughter Tonight

Most people open their hands to take or receive something.

Some open their hands to give.

Trace Adkins is one of those people, and I was proud to shake his hand and thank him for what he's given the world to see......

That a good, honest person can have great, honest success smile on him.

I hope he wins it all tonight on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice.

And to Brianna and his other two daughters,

Girls.......

I want you to know,


I became a fan of your father,

before I ever heard one of his songs.


As great as he is as a singer

as big as a celebrity he is,


He's already won the biggest prize,

and that is who he is as a man.

- Adam Stuart (March, 2008)

The Celebrity Apprentice


The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Education. Advocacy. Research. Awareness.




This is from their website:

Country music superstar Trace Adkins understands the effect food allergies can have on kids and their families, especially parents. Trace’s daughter, Brianna, has severe food allergies. “When she was 18 months old, she licked the lid of a peanut butter jar; her face immediately got swollen. We had no experience with food allergies at the time, and it was terrifying. We later learned she is allergic to several foods including peanuts, milk, and eggs,” says Trace.

Learning about her allergies has “been a struggle and a learning process. We are very careful about our food now. We have peanut butter in the house, but it is on the top shelf of the pantry, and none of us wants to eat it. I don’t like to eat what she can’t eat,” he says. “My wife is the world’s best at managing our daughter’s food allergy. It is her mission in life to enable Brianna to have just as normal a childhood as others. We don’t isolate her but are vigilant and watch over her. It’s all about education.”

With Trace and his families help, Brianna is coping with her food allergies. “She is a mature little girl. It is both amazing and heartbreaking at the same time to see how mindful she’s learned to be about her food allergies. She has had several reactions which required a trip to the hospital, so she knows how careful she has to be. She knows to ask first before eating any food,” says Trace, words that could only come from a proud father.

It was because of his daughter’s experience that Trace was motivated to join with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). “I know firsthand how important FAAN’s efforts to increase funding for food allergy research are,” says Trace. He and his family turn to FAAN for help managing Brianna’s food allergies, and now Trace is helping FAAN as their national spokesperson.

He is currently on “The Celebrity Apprentice” to raise awareness for FAAN, and in 2008 is reprising his role as the honorary chairman of Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure, which raises money and awareness for food allergy education and research. “I’m so pleased to be able to lend my name as the National Honorary Chair,” says Trace.

“I don’t think many people are aware that so many children are developing food allergies these days.” To all parents of children with food allergies Trace says, “Be aware that food allergies are serious. We are not talking about a simple rash. Let’s work together to figure out what is causing the increase in food allergy and take care of it.”

For more information about food allergies visit www.foodallergy.org.

Food Allergy Facts

Food allergy is a growing public health concern in the U.S.

The incidence of food allergy has doubled in the U.S. over the last 10 years and scientists don’t know why.

More than 12 million Americans have food allergies. That’s one in 25, or 4 percent of the population.

The incidence is even higher in young children – one in 17 among those under age 3. About 3.1 million children
in the U.S. have food allergies.

Allergic reactions to milk and egg affect more children in the United States and throughout the world
than allergies to any other foods.

There is presently no known cure for food allergy.

Strict avoidance of the food allergen is the only way to prevent a reaction.

To download a complete list of FAAN Food Allergy Facts Click Here

SOURCE: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

For more information about food allergies visit www.foodallergy.org.
For more information on being a part of the Walk for Food Allergy visit http://www.foodallergywalk.org
For more information about Trace on Celebrity Apprentice visit http://www.nbc.com/