So many food allergic families are getting ready for travel aboard and I thought it might be a good day to share one of my favorite resources! Have you checked out Select Wisely? This online business offers translation cards for people with Life-Threatening Allergies, Celiac Disease, Diabetes, Medical Emergencies and Special Diets. Their website offers a nice big selection of products based on these areas and needs. Plus they can work with 60 different languages.
I checked out a peanut, tree nut, and sesame seed card which explained the need to avoid those foods. The Travel Emergency card looks like a must! This card asks for a doctor to be called and there is even an option of ordering a card requesting a physician who speaks English. There is a doctor letter for airport security regarding epinephrine auto-injectors, inhalers or insulin pumps.
Needless to say, as a past customer of Select Wisely, I was pleasantly surprised to see a larger and more diverse offering! If you are traveling or are around people who do not speak English, this resource might be something you are interested in!
Happy Summer Traveling Planning!
- disclaimer: Select Wisely did not pay me to post about them. They do not know I am talking about their good work either! My hope is for you to find resources that might work in your life. A real gem for me might not work for you and what is life-saving to you may fall flat for me. I believe in sharing ideas so we can all find that sweet spot of things working well!
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!..