Allergy Superheroes is on Patreon!
Allergy Superheroes is on Patreon! What does that mean for you as a reader and for our relationship with each other? We’ll tell you all about it! Read More …
Tag: introductions
#MyTealThanks
Throughout the month of November, share your positive stories, tips, tidbits, and anecdotes about your life with food allergies using the hashtag #MyTealThanks. Post here in the comments, on Twitter or Instagram, or join the conversation on our new #MyTealThanks Facebook Group–a brand new place for sharing the positive side of food allergies! Read More …
Welcome Back!
Welcome to the new 2nd Gen Allergy Mom! As you can see, I’ve rebranded the blog! It will now be easier to see the connection between 2nd Gen Allergy Mom and Allergy Superheroes thanks to the new blog address: allergysuperheroesblog.com Please redirect your browsers and bookmarks to the new address. (I’m still working out kinks Read More …
Completing the Allergy Superheroes Rogues’ Gallery
Every hero needs a villain, and these guys fit the bill! Meet the final members of the Allergy Superheroes Rogues Gallery! Read More …
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Doughnuts!
UPDATED with better photos and recipe card! My husband Dean has taken over the blog today! Or more accurately, he offered to write a guest post now and then to free up some time for me. I gladly accepted! Dean is my partner in all things, especially in Allergy Superheroes. Without him, I don’t Read More …
Meet the Food Allergy Villains
Here’s something I meant to post a few weeks back, when we were first launching. Our Food Allergy Villains aren’t just snarling faces, they each have a history too! Let’s take a look at Jet Trail and Arctic Storm’s Rogue’s Gallery: Lex Legume Lex was popular as a youngster, and quickly gathered worshippers around him. Read More …
Meet the Allergy Superheroes Heroes!
The Allergy Superheroes themselves have finally graduated from the Academy of Heroes! I’m thrilled to introduce them to you! Jet Trail and Arctic Storm will be appearing on some great allergy gear, coming up very soon! —————————————————————————————————————– ARCTIC STORM Arctic Storm is a wondrous young woman who has amazing ice powers. She can freeze Villains Read More …
Walnuts Scare Me
Giving my son my own allergen for the first time was one of the most harrowing experiences of my life. Even though nothing happened. Read More …
Kal’s Story …part 2
Click here for part 1 of Kal’s story The day of Kal’s peanut challenge in April finally arrived, and Kal had miraculously remained healthy for more than a week prior to the test. Zax even had an extended school day so we didn’t have to pick him up in the middle of the test, which Read More …
Kal’s Story …part 1
When Zax was a baby, the prevailing infant feeding advice was to delay introduction of highly allergenic foods. However, by the time Kal joined our family in June 2011, I’d seen a lot more advice suggesting that allergenic foods should be introduced earlier to lower the baby’s chances of developing allergies. I asked our allergist Read More …