Who thought this was a good idea? Hazing a peanut allergic girl with peanut butter? Apparently, a group of high school cheerleaders in Utah took their newest team members to a park to celebrate. Instead, the plan was to haze the new girls by blindfolding them, having them do push-ups, sit-ups and then spraying them [...]
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Love Someone with Food Allergies?
Help them get closer to a cure for food allergies! I’m ready for a cure now. It’s time. Really. Monday’s food allergic reaction death of Diallo Robbins Brinson is enough. Since I started blogging last August there have been five deaths. Five far too many. I feel a great need to participate in one wave [...]
Macon, GA teens dies from food allergic reaction-our hearts are broken
Our hearts once again are breaking in our food allergy community. We’re still in shock from Ammaria’s school death in January and now popular high school freshman, Diallo Robbins Brinson, of Macon, GA dying after eating a macadamia cookie containing peanuts in a restaurant. I’ll try to post the various news reports as I find [...]
Mothers Who Inspire…
I am HER. We are HER. Today we celebrate HER; you know her right? That over the top, incredible, amazing Mom. These nine Inspiring Mothers (some food allergy and asthma types, some not) have been dished up some tough health challenges, either their own, spouse or child(ren) and with grace and unstoppable strength they never [...]
The best quote about making a difference
Today, I wanted to share one of my most favorite of quotes from Barbara Dillinham in honor of Mother’s Day and my upcoming Mother’s Day Blog. On Sunday, I will honor some truly inspiring women who have been dealt a huge old plate of challenge in their life, yet they never take off their Mom [...]
