Wade Claridge, 7, with siblings Rani, 4, and Blair, 11, who are both unable to eat dairy products. Picture: MATT TURNER Source: adelaidenow
IT'S just two days until the Easter Bunny visits, when millions of children around the world rip open pretty foil and devour too much chocolate.
But for some youngsters like Blair, 11, and Rani, 4, of Happy Valley, the sweet stuff can be dangerous.
Unlike most children, the pair cannot eat most Easter eggs, but the Claridge household Easter bunny has been very clever in ensuring they won't miss out on a special surprise come Sunday.
Both children suffer from galactosaemia, a rare metabolic disorder which means consuming any dairy products can cause permanent damage to their bodies.
Just one in 60,000 children are born with the genetic disorder.
Their mum Natasha Claridge was looking at a specialist Facebook page dedicated to the disorder, when she stumbled across a post which changed Easter forever.
It revealed there was, in fact, one brand of chocolate, called Sweet William, her children would be able to eat.
The chocolate manufacturer uses soy beans instead of milk.
"It was always really hard to find," she said.
"They get a real kick out of getting Easter chocolates just like every other child."
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