It’s a 10-4 on the 504
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
And breath... Finally, I can relax. My shoulder’s (which now have a permanent hunch from my incessant Google searching) can now lower into a more human pose. I can now, from ...
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Sweet and Spicy
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
First of all, let me apologize for the picture above. I had to take it with my Mac because there isn’t one single working battery in the house for the camera. There must be a ...
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Hold the Mayo - Not the Applause
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
I’d like to thank my grandmother for teaching me how to knead bread...and to my husband for his love of lunch meat...but mostly I’d like to thank my son for inspiring me to ma ...
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MedicAlert
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
My son started wearing a MedicAlert bracelet when he was just three years old. I liked that fact that if he had an allergic reaction or if he were lost, all of his medical inf ...
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Confession Time is Over
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
After a pint of Cherry Garcia, a glass of red wine, and six hours of sleep - I’M BACK! No more crying, now I’m ready to do my job as the parent of a food allergic child and f ...
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Confession Time
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Today I watched as a school administrator ripped the security my son felt at school out from under him. I held my child as he wept asking me why someone would be so mean. I ...
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Food Allergy Thesis
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Before moving to Florida last year, I was working on my MSW, Master of Social Work, at Indiana University. I had big dreams of using this degree along with my Political Scienc ...
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What’s for lunch?
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Any other food allergic mom out there staying close to the phone/checking that all five bars are showing on your cell/ or casually dropping by the school to volunteer around l ...
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Peanut Pranksters Delinquents
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Local teens are getting more “creative” when it comes to vandalism. In Connecticut these pranksters are repeatedly wiping peanut butter on surfaces at a Borders Bookstore. The ...
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Welcome to Holland
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
I read an article by Emily Perl Kingsley entitled, “Welcome to Holland”. The story is about the emotional complexities of parenting a child with a disability. I found that as ...
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Granola Bars
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
It is official, the little guy is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame and soy. Having two new foods to deal with is a challenge, especially at the grocery store. With “jus ...
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A trip to the park
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Today the little guy and I were walking in the park. The trees seemed to have burst into brilliant green canopies, the sky was robin egg blue with fluffy cotton ball clouds sc ...
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Chai
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Every morning when I wake up my first thought is COFFEE. Call me a bad mother for not saying my first thought is my son or call me a bad wife because hubby doesn’t top the lis ...
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Organic Rice
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
Our family is finally and consistently eating organic fruits and veggies. As I read more about our food supply and the importance of monitoring how and where all our food is g ...
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New Allergy?
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
The little guy has been very mysterious lately. Not Harry Potter mysterious, but “what is that on your face?” mysterious. We keep finding unexplainable hives around his mouth. ...
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Salmon Burgers
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
We are trying to incorporate more fish into our family diet. As much as I would personally like to be a vegetarian, I think that if I declared our home meat free it would: Ru ...
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Can you hear me now?
by
KGuy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies
I was reading the peanut allergy news from my above tab and I stumbled upon an article entitled, “AT&T: Keep Your Landline Or You’ll Die Alone Of Peanut Allergy”. The article ...
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