http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0296/9602058.htmlSpecial Exemptions
Muslim children begin fasting seriously at about the age of 13, although they may participate partially in the practice at an earlier age. Elderly people and those who are seriously ill are exempt from fasting. The sick, women during their menstrual period or in childbirth, pregnant women and nursing mothers, travelers under difficult circumstances and soldiers in battle also are exempt by virtue of their temporary circumstances, but they are expected to fast later in the year to make up for the time that they did not fast during Ramadan. By analogy,
the exception may be extended to those who are engaged in any sort of hard labor. Those who find it hard to fast or suffer a chronic illness may effect a redemption, i.e., feed a poor individual if they can afford it. The underlying idea is that a burden should not be placed on anyone. This can be discerned from the Qur'anic verse that follows the exemption: "Allah desires ease for you, and He does not desire for you difficulty" (2:185).
and I ent sure of the dates, but i know it comin up in less than 2 months.