Within 3 days, the virus took hold, with fever and difficulty breathing. As someone with asthma, the specter of hospitalization hung over each hour.

My dating life got off to a truly awkward start due to food allergies. Fortunately, allergies didn’t phase my future husband.

Here’s my radical notion: it’s time for the restaurant industry to take greater ownership of keeping diners with food allergies safe.

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”.

Not all ambulances have epinephrine and not all first responders can use it, as this writer learned the hard way.

I had become dangerously relaxed about my food allergies. Then one night forever changed my foolish attitude.