Valentine's Day is just around the corner and in our food allergy world this day can equate to Nightmare on My Street. …
Warriors of Reduction!
Yes, we are! In my family, we don't like taking medications that are not necessary that can be reduced by avoiding …
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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Random Acts of Epi Pen Kindness
Well, I don't actually believe "Random Acts of Kindness" are random anymore. Micki, an incredible stranger from …
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 …
We are strong
Someone posted this on Facebook yesterday and I thought it described us! As people who manage life threatening Food …
Brilliant and Savvy Food Allergy Gift Giving
A couple years ago a Christmas gift arrived from our uber cool Vegan friends from the San Francisco Bay Area. Not only …
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 …
Is it PC to be in love with a food allergy friendly manufacturer?
Wow. Hat's off to Van's Foods! Now here is an impressive food allergen disclosure statement, one that I think is the …
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The adverse sight or scent of an allergen IS suppose to make you sick!
Even though this article I just read, "The Psychology of Food Adversion", has nothing to do with food allergies, we are …
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Royal Allergies: The Princess and the Peanut children's book is a rock star!
During our local Food Allergy and Asthma Education Group's annual Halloween bash, this new book was raffled off: The …
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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!..