It has been a while since my blog has been sleeping. The Covid-19 Pandemic brought me incredible opportunities to expand …
No Appetite for Bullying: Food Allergy Unity
Unusual news today: Kaleo, the makers of the Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector launched a new campaign, No Appetite for …
Food Allergy and Asthma: Emergency Preparedness
Our heads are spinning as we helplessly watched family friends face the devastation of hurricanes, flooding, wildfire …
The Anatomy of Allergic Living Magazine
Let's dive straight into what makes my food allergic heart flutter and waste no time! I was ecstatic when Allergic …
Include a Little Food Allergy (self) Awareness Next Week?
Food Allergy Awareness Week just gets more and more exciting by the minute. I remember, way back in the day, when my …
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College Students: The Food Allergy Stories that Speak Volumes
Remember those snippets from old Charlie Brown Movies when the adults talk and only hear, "mwa-mwa-mwa" sounds? There is …
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Why Reading Simon Katz's Tragic Story is Critical for ALL PARENTS
I dragged my feet on reading the recent Allergic Living Magazine's eNewsletter. I'm biased as part of the Allergic …
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Why Food Allergy Advocating is Not a ONE AND DONE Deal
The day started out less than graceful as I channeled my best Sherpa moves only to fail as I dropped a lawn sign along …
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He IS of this place – success with food allergies at college
Parent's weekend truly is all about helping us parents feel good. No, to feel great. The feeling I had while on campus …
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Flooding: Get to the Mold Fast!
We are in the thick of flooding here in Reno (and in California). Other than those three pumps working hard to keep …
Calling on College Bound Students with Food Allergies or Celiac Disease
I swear the skies opened up and the angels sang! A desperately needed new resource, U.S. Colleges Directory: Comparing …
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Food Allergy and American Airlines: Things Are About to Get Real
Change starts right here. Right now. Our adrenaline rushed when my friend and attorney Mary Vargas, shared today's …
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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!..