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Hazing with peanut butter? Bad idea.

Caroline — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:01:06 +0000

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 [...]

Love Someone with Food Allergies?

Caroline — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:03 +0000

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

Caroline — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:34:26 +0000

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…

Caroline — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:56:29 +0000

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

Caroline — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:01:32 +0000

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 [...]

Planning for Seasonal Allergies (hay fever)

Caroline — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:01:51 +0000

Yesterday, I was pleased and surprised to see my article submitted to our local newspaper, The Reno Gazette Journal, about seasonal allergies. I was enjoying my morning at our School Nurse Appreciation Breakfast (it was a wonderful event…I will post a blog about it later) when a nurse mentioned the story. In my morning rush, [...]

Love on a School Nurse Today!!

Caroline — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:01:33 +0000

Today, in the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada, we are loving all over our ever most fabulous and wonderful school nurses!! It’s National School Nurse Day! Stop for a brief moment and shoot an email, drop a line or drop by with a small token of your appreciation for your school nurse. In [...]

Hey Epi pen: what’s up? No Singles, pulled commercials, website down?

Caroline — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:02:36 +0000

Now, you know how much I like to approach life from the view-point that the glass is half full, but today, Mylan (the maker of our beloved Dey Epi Pens®) has a glass that is half empty for many reasons that are quite upsetting to our food allergic community. We rely on epinephrine to help save [...]

One food allergy activity that should not be missed during FAAW

Caroline — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:01:48 +0000

Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) is right around the Corner: May 13th-19th, 2012! Will you join us and bring awareness to your community or circle of friends? Here is my personal challenge to you: please do one small random act of food allergy education (hum, where did I borrow that phrase from?) during this week. [...]

How Does Your School Store Epi Pens? 3 Great Options are…

Caroline — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:01:05 +0000

I’ve seen drawers, clear Rubbermaid containers and plastic bags holding our life saving Epi Pens® and inhalers. I have to say that this metal Emergency Epinephrine storage box I found in the School Health catalog looks worthy. The most fabulous part: school nurses and the general public can order from this catalog! Nothing says [...]