Managing Allergies
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Taming 'Phantom' Reactions
As someone with allergies to tree nuts and peanuts, I can attest: food allergy…
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Ice Cream Shops Spell Allergy Trouble
As someone with a severe nut allergy, I have learned to be vigilant about…
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Allergy Neglect and My Reaction
I ‘assumed’ I’d be safe eating at the restaurant without my epi auto-injector. And then suddenly, a severe allergic reaction.
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Allergy Mom Brought to Tears by Texts
I was brought to tears, not just because Lexi wanted to cook dinner for my allergic family. It was her texts revealing – she could keep us safe.
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Kindness Lessons in Egg-Free Mayo
As the elderly man asked about my excitement over vegan mayo, he made me feel he cared – about my family and our food allergies.
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Off to Work with Food Allergies
After many years of school, I have finally graduated (for the last time) and…
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Teen Life: Allergies Are So Hard
For a teen, food allergies are hard. There’s the food you can’t have, the allergy ‘jokes,’ the anxiety. Will things get better? Well, I can say, they do.
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Why Rust Grew on My Allergy Skills
My pandemic bubble was also a “food allergy bubble.” On the ski trip, I learned I was painfully out of practice with ordering safe food.
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Not Sorry for My Allergies
In my culture, apologizing is as much a part of life as having a cup of tea. How I learned to stop saying ‘sorry’ for my food allergies.
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My Food Challenge Success
If you could get one allergen back in your diet, what would it be? For me, the answer was always “avocado”. And miraculously, it happened.