If you’ve ever wondered what would happen to your epinephrine if you thoroughly abused it, I have some insight! A few years ago, I stopped disposing of expired EpiPens. I had the vague intention of having a family Epi Practice Party, but instead they just sat there. Then I began thinking about the few studies Read More …
While I don’t usually see Food Allergies and Discipline as related, I have encountered a few situations in which food allergies have undermined authority. I’m sure other food allergy parents can sympathize with some of these situations. Read More …
I was truly honored and amazed last month when I learned that I had been awarded the Love Remembers Trailblazer Advocate Award from Compassion for Anaphylaxis! Quite honestly, this came as a happy, complete shock. We’d been promoting the nominations for this award on social media, but Dean didn’t even tell me he’d nominated me Read More …
We got to try the brand-new, re-launched Don’t Go Nuts bars! How do they taste? Read more to find out! Read More …
Fairs. Most of the food allergy fairs, expos, and conferences are on the coasts. I understand that, they are huge population centers and it’s a numbers thing. A few more pop up around the country, but here in the Rocky Mountain Region there isn’t a whole lot. A few years back we discovered a local Read More …
Public playgrounds can be intimidating when you think about all the allergens other kids may have left behind, but it’s important to balance that anxiety by looking at how great the risk really is. Read More …
Pancakes. If you’ve read my posts before, you’ll know that Sunday is Pancake Day around here. I’ve been making pancakes almost every Sunday for several years now. It’s become such a tradition that my two boys expect pancakes on Sunday, even on vacation. It was a little tricky at first with my older son’s egg Read More …
Make sure kids know the right questions to ask regarding food allergies. Self-advocacy is SO important! Read More …
Enjoy Life Foods has rebranded! What do you think of the new look? Over the past few years, we’ve seen a radical shift towards the color teal in the food allergy community. I don’t know how long teal has been declared as the color for food allergy awareness, but I think that the rise of Teal Read More …
The Peter Rabbit movie wasn’t something I wanted to see anyway. I’d seen a few previews and it looked to be full of the sort of humor that I don’t find funny, so I wasn’t making plans to see it–but after hearing reviews and the response from the food allergy community, we will definitely not Read More …