Allergic student Hannah Lank on what she learned working as a barista.
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This Thanksgiving, Gratitude is on My Menu
As I pressed the confirm button to purchase Thanksgiving plane tickets for my two young-adult kids, I felt it –… Read more »
A Teen’s Journey: From Isolation to Owning My Food Allergies
I recently faced a rather unusual challenge. It was a “chicken challenge”. You see, I have been allergic to dairy,… Read more »
Vigilance Fatigue: What Food Allergy and COVID-19 Have in Common
To food allergy families, the vigilance with the pandemic felt all too familiar – from wariness of an unseen enemy to frequent hand-washing.
Call It Chopped: Allergy Mom Edition
With a hodgepodge of ingredients and my family’s armload of allergies, I had to get creative in the kitchen. This article is… Read more »
Latex-Allergic Mom’s Dangerous Reaction to a Holiday Plant
A mother of six from the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada suffered a serious anaphylactic reaction related to the gift… Read more »
How A Sleepover Guest Came to My Daughter’s Rescue
The best sleepover guest ever saved the day in an allergy reaction crisis. When my 13-year-old daughter Elise asked if… Read more »
Do Friends Really ‘Get’ Your Food Allergies?
My role as food allergy advocate has been greatly inspired by the late Sabrina Shannon, a food allergy advocate herself,… Read more »
Food Allergy Support Squad: The People Trained to Have Your Back
Living with life-threatening food allergies can be extremely complicated and stressful. As a teenager with severe food allergies to milk,… Read more »
In My Preschool Class, the Kids Have Become My Food Allergy Protectors
A career involving education and children is just as rewarding and challenging as I imagined it would be. But adding… Read more »
Twitter Jokes About Food Allergy: the Trouble with Disease Disrespect
On Twitter, I’ve been noticing some food allergy ‘jokes’ popping up on my feed. As a young adult, I can… Read more »