Adult Allergies
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I Had COVID-19 With Asthma
Within 3 days, the virus took hold, with fever and difficulty breathing. As someone with asthma, the specter of hospitalization hung over each hour.
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How Not to Date with Food Allergies
My dating life got off to a truly awkward start due to food allergies. Fortunately, allergies didn’t phase my future husband.
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Restaurants: Get Serious!
Here’s my radical notion: it’s time for the restaurant industry to take greater ownership of keeping diners with food allergies safe.
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Dairy Allergy Rocked My World
The milk allergy diagnosis as an adult was a shocker. At first I felt desperate, but then I got busy working on my “new normal”.
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Not All Ambulances Have Epi
Not all ambulances have epinephrine and not all first responders can use it, as this writer learned the hard way.
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Confession: I Was Foolish
I had become dangerously relaxed about my food allergies. Then one night forever changed my foolish attitude.