Okay, we all know I hate food bans, right? So what are some good strategies for keeping allergic kids safe, you ask? Read on. First, a disclaimer: it’s not that food bans are never a good idea; it’s that they…
Food Bans: Still a Bad Idea (Part 1)
There has been a fair amount of chatter in the media recently about a Hamilton, Ontario family who has filed a human right’s complaint against their daughter’s school. You can read about it here and here. The six year…
A Whole New World
As many of you know, my 7 year old has food allergies. We discovered his dairy and egg allergies when he was about 10 months old, when he was 18 months old he reacted to bananas, and we discovered his…
Baked Milk Challenge
I took my allergy boy to the allergist recently. He’s six and a half and he’s allergic to dairy, eggs, bananas and tree nuts. The appointment was for an oral allergy challenge to baked milk. My allergy boy was about…
Vegan Lemon Loaf
I’ve spent the last two hours (almost, I put the kids to bed during that time too) trying to write a post about today’s experience with my allergy boy’s baked milk challenge. But it’s late, and the blog post is…
Lessons Learned from an Allergy Boy
My allergy boy is 5. He started grade one this year. Starting grade one meant sorting through some details that weren’t an issue in kindergarten. Like eating lunch in the lunch room, navigating pizza days and making sure he’s safe…
The EpiPen: Long-Time Owner, First Time User
On Saturday, I went to Anaphylaxis Canada’s annual conference. I came away from it with some new and interesting information, freshly reminded of how serious allergic reactions can be. I fully planned on (and still am) blogging about the conference.…
Why I Don’t Believe in Food Bans
My three – almost four – year old started school this September. Son-S is allergic to dairy, eggs, bananas and tree nuts. The school takes his allergies very seriously; at the beginning of the school year we sat down to…
Food Allergies and Rotten Eggs
Last week I took Son-S to the allergist. The allergist did a skin test for his usually allergens: dairy, eggs, bananas, walnuts, and pecans, plus she also tested for dust and some moulds. The following day I took Son-S to…
What’s Eating Family Nature
Sabrina Shannon. Do you know who she is? I do. Sometimes I wish that I didn’t. Sometimes I wish that she was just a normal kid, living a normal life that nobody knows. Unfortunately she’s not; Sabrina Shannon is the…