Calvin Dreyer, son of Dylan Dreyer, has returned to form.
The 41-year-old co-host of Today’s third hour and NBC News meteorologist spoke exclusively with PEOPLE at the American Century Championship golf tournament presented by American Century Investments in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday. She provided an update on her son’s health following his diagnosis with Celiac disease.
Calvin “has no more pains, no more headaches, no more stomach aches,” according to Dreyer, who first disclosed her 6-year-old’s diagnosis in an interview with PEOPLE in May. He is just an ordinary young child. ” .
She continued by saying that her son can eat the “delicious food” she prepares for him, despite the fact that she acknowledged that making special meals for people with celiac disease can be a “pain.”.
Dreyer said, “I packed and made so much food for my mother-in-law to take with her so that he could spend the week up at his grandparents’ house. Different lunches, dinners, and breakfasts just because it’s difficult. But while it hurts me, he is not bothered by it. He has no idea what I do to completely normalize his life, so he is unaware of any difference. ”.
Following a visit to the emergency room due to stomach pain, headaches, rashes, and hair loss, Calvin was diagnosed with celiac disease earlier this year.
Calvin’s stomach ulcer was ultimately identified by doctors, despite the fact that Dreyer previously told PEOPLE that they initially believed it was the result of bacterial infection and had given Calvin a potent antibiotic.
Calvin was diagnosed with celiac disease, which is a condition where gluten poses a serious risk to the small intestine and can result in diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. Both Dreyer’s and her husband Brian Fichera’s families, according to her, are not predisposed to the condition.
“We were very concerned because we believed it to be something much more serious based on how some of the results came back. When we learned that she had celiac disease, I was able to say, “Okay, that’s an inconvenience, it’s a life change, but we can manage that.” You start Googling and expecting the worst. We were extremely appreciative,’ Dreyer remarked at the time.
Dreyer explained that her entire family has switched to a gluten-free diet, and the TV host praised her son’s response to her sharing her experiences with him.
Dreyer, who also has children with Fichera, including sons Russell “Rusty” James, 19 months, and Oliver George, 2 12, said, “Holy cow, the feedback when I announced Calvin’s celiac disease [was incredible]”.
“Everyone is saying, ‘Thank you. Nobody talks about this because they don’t believe it to be important. But when you have it, it is,” she continued, adding that people with the disease sometimes can’t enjoy simple pleasures like going out for a pizza slice or having a choice of foods at an airport.
At the occasion, where American Century Investments is celebrating their 25th anniversary as the event’s title sponsor, Dreyer said, “I want every restaurant to have gluten-free options.”.
The journalist also told PEOPLE that she had made adjustments to meet her son’s needs because it was her responsibility as his mother to do so. “.
Additionally, Dreyer said, “That’s on him” when Calvin reaches college age and decides to indulge in pizza and beer.
