Today, February 20th is National Call In Day! Pick up your phone and urge Congress to stop cuts to lung health …
Raw Truth: Anaphylactic Reaction Upclose
A few weeks ago Jennifer, author of, It's An Itchy Little World, wrote a beautiful post, "It's Just Not Worth the Risk: …
Controversial Food Allergy Column? Hum…
This article, "Flipping the Lid on Food Allergies," posted on the Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics …
Movement: AAFA and KFA are Merging!
This has truly been a time of transition and movement. Although, at times I feel like I'm on a wild ocean ride, it also …
Join Food Allergy Blog Carnival Fun!
This month I am hosting the February 28th, 2013 Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival. Please consider sending in a …
Power: Join our Call In Day?
I sometimes think folks forget our powerful we can be when we work together. Over the next couple of months, the …
Food Allergy Guru Sloane Miller Shines
Again, I'm a tad late posting here, but better late than never! At the Mylan Social Media Summit I recently attended, …
The Power of a Food Allergy Mom
On Sunday, I sat and enjoyed a cup of late afternoon tea in my most favorite mug: a colorful piece from Maine! Every …
Ideas Whirling: Food Allergy Social Media Summit
Have you ever had one of those experiences that simply leaves your head whirling with ideas, gratitude and a sense of …
Speak Up: Food Allergen Labeling
Last Friday, Jessica posted a comment on my blog, Interesting View: Peanut Cross Contact, regarding a the Food Allergy …
Bad Mix: Acetaminophen and Asthma?
We know not to mix drinking and driving. Now, I believe that Acetaminophen and Asthma might not mix either! Back …
Nine Year Old Wisdom
"Today is the day I will make a change in the world by...being myself". I don't know if my daughter read this somewhere …


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!..