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 […]
Joining The Allergy Mom Club – What One Warrior Mama Wants You To Know
The following post was written by a fellow Allergy Mom, Jennifer Downie-Dilorio in response to the negative comments an article published on GlobalNews.ca received. The article is about the petition a young man has started to have the Canadian Government intervene and have all peanuts and tree nuts banned from flights. Jennifer has graciously given […]
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 […]
Sweet & Savory Gluten Free Chicken Marinade
As many of you know we have food allergies in our household so we always jump at the chance to try Food Allergy friendly recipes. Or, if you are my husband, create an original one. This winter the MapleMouseMama family had the opportunity to try our hand at using a great product to create a […]
Getting To Know Bailey, Team Allerject Ambassador #BullyingAwarenessWeek
Earlier this week I wrote about Bullying Awareness Week and some of the great initiatives going on, as well as things we as parents, teachers and friends can do to help spread awareness. I would like to invite you to read a little bit about Bailey, a high school food allergy sufferer who has […]
Halloween & The #TealPumpkinProject
If I asked you what colour you associated with Halloween what do you think you would answer? Orange? Maybe black? What about red? Well there is a new colour in town for Halloween and it is so not what you are thinking. It’s teal. Teal as in that often loud, garish colour combo of blue […]
#DarePeanutFree Bear Paws & Wagon Wheels With Wowbutter #Giveaway
A few years ago my world changed dramatically when our youngest was diagnosed with food allergies. Overnight we had to rethink how we fed our family. Everything from meals to the smallest of snacks needed to be scrutinized. We were fortunate that William outgrew two of his big allergies, eggs and dairy, but the pesky […]
Finally…A #Canadian Mall To Carry Epinephrine #FoodAllergies
Anaphylaxis Canada has shared with us that a unique initiative is being launched in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada this week to examine the effects of stocking epinephrine auto-injectors (EpiPen® and Allerject™) at Jackson Square shopping mall. This is long over-due.
Allergy Pals By Anaphylaxis Canada
Anaphylaxis Canada is looking for children (age 7-11) with food allergies to participate in an online peer mentorship program called Allergy Pals. This wonderful support group is designed to help children who are at an age where they find dealing with their food allergies a little frustrating. Grade school can be a tough place to […]