Now here is a nifty new form that provides a great outline of things to discuss with a babysitter or care giver: a Food …
Three best things about a food allergy savvy restaurant…
Let's get right to the point here: every time we eat out I say a prayer that the cooks and servers will understand and …
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Not pretty: Tips From Former Smokers
March 15, 2010: The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America sends me an email announcing that the Centers for Disease …
Celebrate Food Anaphlaxis Policy!
Celebrate awareness! Celebrate policy! Celebrate saving lives! Today I am celebrating …
Blasted in the face with peanuts
I didn't see that one coming! Yesterday morning the winds raged and howled in Reno something fierce as I approached my …
Ready to Evacuate
We are ready! Are you? The kind folks at my beloved Sunbutter invited me to guest blog about our how our family …
Childhood Asthma and Acetaminophen
Bye-bye Tylenol®, off the shelf and into trash. No offense to the makers of Tylenol®, it's really Acetaminophen I'm …
Nut free and food allergy friendly Easter Candy! Yes!
My fingers are flying over the keyboard today as I order up and shop for my food allergy friendly, meaning, peanut free, …
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So true: food allergy allies
"Sally, the patron saint of food allergic children," what I used to call my pal as she would blush! I would threaten to …
BIG food allergy friendly granola bar sale –one day only
My love for a good sale gives me no other choice, but to move today's blog to Friday and to relish in food allergy …
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It's late!
For the first time in three decades, Flu Season is late! According to the New York Times, Flu Season has been formally …
Note to daughter: wipe the table!
In the spirit of food allergy independence, self management and plain old-fashioned protective measures, we've decided …


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!..