Allergies

Dealing with Family Allergies

May 3, 2011

You may know that my daughter is allergic to tree nuts – we discovered it two years ago when she was four. Since then, I’ve worked hard to keep her safe. But you may not know that I also deal with seasonal allergies. When I was a kid, I actually needed an air purifier in [...]

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The Allergy Kids

November 1, 2010

When my daughter was diagnosed with a tree nut allergy last year, we were surprised. It’s certainly not convenient, but there’s many other worse things out there. In fact, our doctor told us to only limit things with nuts as a listed ingredient – so we don’t have to worry about searching labels for instances [...]

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A Little Piece of Mind for a Child With Allergies

September 27, 2009

You may remember that I wrote a review of SafetyTats last year. We love using SafetyTats for trips to Walt Disney World, because it provides some piece of mind if my kids ever get separated from us. Now that my daughter is 5, she’s started taking some classes and going on playdates that I am [...]

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Walking the Line Between Caution and Panic

March 31, 2009

I’m no stranger to allergies. My dad had asthma as a child that he outgrew, while my mom developed asthma when she was in her 30s. I needed an air purifier in my room to sleep at night when I was a child due to hay fever, and I’ve had two hives outbreaks in the [...]

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