April 3rd – 5th 2009, saw the second Annual Low Protein Living Weekend take place in Mount Wolsley in Tullow, Co. Carlow. We had 143 attendees participate over the weekend. This was almost double the numbers that attended last year. The weekend began on Friday evening and finished Sunday afternoon.
It was, like last year, a tremendous success with the right mix of fun and education. Some of the highlights included the quiz on Friday night, the Cookery School on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Monivari’s talk on future developments in the treatment of Metabolic disorders, David Coleman’s talk on Sunday (he of RTE fame) advising parents on how to work with their children on lifestyle adjustment, and the Grand National sweepstake which ran on Saturday, including a number of presentations from dietitians and patients on management of PKU and all inborn Metabolic Disorders.
We will be announcing the date for next year’s event in the coming weeks and we hope next years event will be even bigger and better, roll on Low Protein Living Weekend 2010.