Empower, connect, and reinvigorate. Just a few words that describe the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference. This was my second year attending. Having enjoyed last year, I was compelled to return this year to see my food allergy family! Empower. When an entire community comes together to learn, educate, and build on […]
Transitioning from childhood allergist appointments with parents to independently navigating the allergist is a significant change for us allergy kids, turned adults. Whether going to appointments alone for the first time or trying a new allergist, there are a number of considerations to make beforehand. So, how do you learn […]
I wanted to follow up on my food allergy experience in Nantucket this past weekend that I talked about in my Facebook Live this morning. Nantucket is an island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. I used to live there and it is home to me. Now I try […]
I never missed a Halloween as a child with food allergies. I loved to dress up! I trick or treated. I had safety rules to follow like my friends and neighbors. The only differences were that my rules were more specific due to severe food allergies. I wasn’t upset. I didn’t feel left out. Just as in all other areas of my life, my “normal” was different than everyone else.
Over the last eight years or so, I’ve attended countless weddings. What has truly surprised me during this time is the number of them where I have been able to eat successfully. Sometimes it’s depended on which friends were getting married, other times it has depended on how the event […]
I lived in Italy for three years and consider it my European home. Returning after five was the reunion that I had been missing. I hadn’t made visiting a priority, since I enjoy exploring new places. However, with my return I was jolted back into amore with this country, remembering […]