We are ready! Are you? The kind folks at my beloved Sunbutter invited me to guest blog about our how our family …
School check up: food allergy & asthma
Mid-year check in? We hit the dentist every 6 months, get our eyes checked once or twice a year and do our monthly …
Know thy medications
Dear food allergic, anaphylactic and/or asthmatic tribe, open up your medicine cabinet, purse, back pack or where ever …
Remember the Wiggles? Anthony teaches how to use an Epi Pen
Oh my, it still rings in my head, "yummy, yummy, fruit salad..." , those Wiggles songs never die! So guess what? …
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No more school food allergy deaths. My letter to you…
Dear food allergic parents, friends, schools and anyone who interacts with a child or adult with food allergies, Please …
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Sad news to share: a little girl in Chesterfield, VA dies from food allergic reaction
UPDATE: Please see the updated links below as I am trying to keep a current list of the various news reports about this …
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Random Acts of Epi Pen Kindness
Well, I don't actually believe "Random Acts of Kindness" are random anymore. Micki, an incredible stranger from …
Epi Pens are NOT mean: a child's wisdom
Today, I am in awe and humbled again by someone young and just brilliant! Eight year old Emalee had a scary food …
What's up with the Epi Pen 2-packs?
So.. as the saga continues, we're heading into the last few days of the last quarter of the year. Dey, the makers of …
Evacuation dilemma: what we packed with Food Allergy and Asthma in case we needed to leave during Reno's Caughlin fire
Well, last Friday was quite the energetic day in these parts. Reno's Caughlin (Pine Haven) fire should have been called …
Q: How many ways can we shout out a "food allergy" warning?
A: apparently a lot. For adults, tweens and teen, wearing food allergies loud and proud ranks right up there with …
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The day after Halloween…no allergic reactions or asthma events-phew!
Phew. We made it! We made it to November 1st. I anxiously await this day! Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays …
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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!..