As someone who has always lived with life-threatening food allergies, my parents taught me about the risks that were safe versus the ones that were never worth taking. For parents or individuals with newly diagnosed food allergies, it is important to know about these risks. These are my top five […]
As I sat on gym bleachers overlooking an energetic audience of children dancing to a song called “Cool Bracelet,” I reflected on how lucky they were to have this experience. It was a Saturday afternoon and I was at the AAFA (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter) […]
My parents took an approach with my food allergies that I continue to find beneficial as an adult. Besides their general life philosophy about my allergies, they also used five main strategies. Using these techniques will become second nature once you get the hang of it! I don’t even give […]
There is a fine line we walk when it comes to being both friendly and confident with food allergies. We need people to listen and be respectful, but we want people to hear our needs and understand what we are saying. We also don’t want to come across in a […]
Whether you are a parent, child, or teacher, the beginning of the school year is always a hectic time! Since September is the time of year that everything commences after summer, it always feels like I blink and the month is already ending. Now that we are at the end […]
In elementary and middle school I was part of a close-knit group of girl friends. The four of us were always together during class, lunch, recess, after school and on the weekends. We had each other to rely on and then a larger group of friends outside our circle that […]
