It dawned on me this morning that there is only one week left (ends February 15th, 2014) for the early bird discount …
Valentine's Day: Loving on Yourself
Food Allergy Mamas are wonder women who bake at midnight, call food manufacturer's regularly, find big deep confident …
Tobacco History Made: CVS to Drop Cigarettes
I still can't believe this news that I woke up to!? CVS/Caremark stopping the sales of Tobacco products? I have been …
Video To Mom's EVERYWHERE!
Ritesh Patel, social media guru and Food Allergy Bloggers Speaker extraordinaire, shared this video today on facebook. …
Calling All Food Allergy Foodies!
I stumbled upon Lucy's Friendly Foods website a while back and am now a confirmed follower. Her recipes focus on dairy …
Valentine's Day: Myths and Facts
Pop Quiz: The average adult spends more than $100 on Valentine's Day--Myth or Fact? Being curious and having some fun, …
Helpless? Flying with a Peanut Allergy
Yesterday, Amy Wicker, author of the Allergy Safe Travel website, launched her short documentary, "More Than an …
Want to Save half a Million Lives?
Tobacco is clearly on my mind, especially since the third actor to play the Marlboro man in those rugged cowboy …
The Air I Breathe: Guess Who Got an F?
My beloved Nevada scored two F's in the freshly released State of Tobacco Control 2014 Report! Ouch. That one truly …
Gift of Life: Free Anaphylaxis Training Video
Bless Elizabeth Goldenberg of OneSpot Allergy (Epipen belts) and Epi Center Medical for generously offering the world's …
A New Format for Me
2014 is about new challenges for me. So, in that spirit, I'm taking out this new blog format for a spin. I wanted to …
Doing some Maintenance Over the Long Weekend
Greetings all! I'll be doing some site maintenance this Sunday and Monday and should be in the saddle by Tuesday. Hope …


One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..