To be a parent of a child with food allergies is to do the absolute best you can all the time to ensure your child’s safety. Period. To say, “do the best you can” is such an oversimplified statement of the dedication these parents (myself included) give to their families every day. Their work is … Continue reading
A week or two ago, I received an email from author Susan Weissman. I’ll confess, that up until that moment, I had not heard of her. Susan is the mother of a child with severe food allergies and asthma and Feeding Eden is her first book. I don’t take my reviews of products lightly. My … Continue reading
For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you know that my son has multiple food allergies and asthma. (For more information, please visit my posts “Allergic Living Spotlights Asthma” and “Finding Peace In The Storm…A Mother’s Struggle.”) My son is not alone. According to the Will Rogers Institute, a whopping 17 … Continue reading
It is not uncommon for some children to have both food allergies and asthma, and mine is one of them. Although I don’t feel exactly comfortable with either diagnosis, asthma scares me because it feels more out of my control. By that I mean, there are so many outside influences working against our kids that parents could … Continue reading
As school started back this year, I felt more at peace than I ever remember feeling about going back to school. All the appropriate food allergy and asthma forms were signed, dated, and on file. We knew who my son’s teacher would be and already love her! With two years already behind us at this same … Continue reading
