I'd like to add my congrats to Don for doing this good work for 10 
years. This list was a lifesaver to my sister and I and my nephew, who, 
after much illness and misery, had been diagnosed at age 6 as LI. It's 
easy to forget that 10 years ago much of what we know now was just 
coming to the forefront, amidst a great deal of misinformation. This 
list was a great source to us, and I'm sure to many worried and baffled 
parents, where we could come to get the true gen, as they say, on 
lactose-related issues.
My nephew, now in college, seems to be entirely free of his lactose 
intolerance, (knock on wood) I believe thanks in great part to the 
measures we all took based on this list's information. And my LI 
partner has also become a fan. (Can't you go ask the list? he'll say, 
about some thorny food issue.) I think we've all seen a huge 
improvement in the quality/variety of food available to us, as well as 
the access to information and sensitivity to the issue from companies 
and restaurants compared to those earlier days - and that's due to the 
focused attention of groups like this.

Although I'm pretty quiet here these days, I still read the list. It's 
just part of my daily routine; and (although I too recall its early, 
stormy days!) I like and respect the community that's grown up around 
it. In some odd way, I guess I'd miss it if I unsubscribe. Anyway, 
kudos to Don for doing such good work.
best -
Libby Rock


On Jan 29, 2007, at 11:00 PM, NO-MILK automatic digest system wrote:

>> Hi all,
>>
>> Today is this list's tenth anniversary.
>>
>> And congratulations to Steve Carper. He's our longest active
>> subscriber, with his first post in the first few days.