Category: Food Allergy Community Blog
The Peanut Flour Debate
Over the past few weeks there have been grumblings and heated discussions across the food allergy community because of Kellogg’s decision to add peanu ...
A Food Allergy Cure Is Possible #InOnly10Years
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to participate in a round table discussion with other parents of children with food allergies about what it is ...
My 10 Biggest Fears Of Becoming A Food Allergic Adult
My most recent appointment with my allergist was going really well ... until he broke the news to me that I will probably never outgrow my allergies a ...
LEAP Study Leads to New Peanut Products For Babies
The announcement of the LEAP-ON study results on March 8, 2016 has come with a wave of new peanut products marketed towards parents wanting to introdu ...
Planning Play Dates With Food Allergies
From Play Dates to Parties… a safe milieu is paramount.
It’s difficult for children with food allergies to conceptualize why they cannot have what ...
This Valentine’s Day, think of #teallove
My son was diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies at the age of four. I started a Facebook page called “Nuts About My Son” in order to keep tr ...
A Letter To All Food Allergy-Siblings
When my son was diagnosed with food allergies in December 2014, it changed all of our lives, including our 9 year old daughter. For over a year now, I ...
I Am Not a Helicopter Mom, I Am an Allergy Mom
I am a Jennifer. If we are born in the same generation or close to it, you will understand when I say I am Jennifer. There were a lot of us in the ‘70 ...
But that wasn’t part of the plan
Without doubt, December whirled past in something of a blur. As I’ve already posted, we had been waiting for an admission to Great Ormond Street Hospi ...