Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with a young lady who has had to deal with several food allergies for most of her life. As my family knows first hand, this challenge is hard enough for adults and parents, so I wanted to get a young person’s perspective and share it with you. I […]
Take The EpiPen 101 Interactive Program Now – You Might Just Save A Life
Having multiple EpiPens® hanging around our house, in my purse, on my son, has all become second nature to us. William was diagnosed with an allergy to peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and eggs almost six years ago. We were blessed when he outgrew the diary and eggs over the past two years, but the nuts […]
Traveling With Food Allergies: Our Family Trip To Disney World
Traveling with food allergies can be tricky, whether you are visiting a park for the day or flying off to some far away land. It’s not just the food, or lack thereof that you need to concern yourself with. It’s the cleanliness of the areas immediately surrounding the person with the allergy. It’s the accessibility […]
Food Allergies in Children: My Guest Post on The CMR!
I just wanted to share some good news with y’all. May, as we know, is Food Allergy Awareness Month. I was thrilled to be asked to guest post about Food Allergies in children for a wonderful website called The CMR (Canadian Mother Resource). My post went live this week and I would love for you […]
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month
Every year we celebrate Food Allergy Awareness Month in May (for Canada). I will admit that I did not know this prior to our son’s diagnosis six years ago, but I am so glad I do now. This is a very important time to help increase awareness of food allergies in our local communities all […]
Worldwide Love Remembers Day: Celebrating Lives Lost to Anaphylaxis
March 31st, 2014 is the first annual Love Remembers Day – Celebration of Lives Lost to Anaphylaxis. This day is being dedicated to the memory of those in the food allergy community who have died from Anaphylaxis.