It is official. I have been writing Miss Allergic Reactor for ten years! In honor of turning ten years old, I am going to do “Top Ten Lists” for my blog posts with themes throughout the year, along with other ways to celebrate being in double digits (that was always […]
Silver Linings
A Newly Discovered Silver Lining While Traveling with Allie to Iceland- A Guest Post by My Mom
A time for both gratitude and personal reflection…I was traveling to Iceland with my daughter during school vacation. Allie is a seasoned traveler. She’s also my adult child with multiple anaphylactic allergies and asthma. She’s been self-reliant from an early age. Not only has she traveled near and far; she […]
These Food Allergy Risks Aren’t Worth It
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 […]
Finding the Food Allergy Positives
“Please, describe!” “What does it taste like? Describe every delicious detail,” I request with enthusiasm and a smile. The rich looking, delicate chocolate mousse cake would make anyone’s mouth water but mine can’t. My mouth knows as well as I do that cake is not ever going to be a […]