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Priscilla Gage

Sep 27, 20235 min read

Brave and Ready: A Child with Food Allergies Self-Advocates

A child with food allergies bravely speaks up and removes herself from a potentially risky allergy situation at school. Read & be inspired:

Susan (Heim) Kelly, BSN, RN, MPH-candidate

May 19, 20234 min read

Finding Your Inner [Food Allergy] Advocate

Susan Kelly BSN, RN shares words of wisdom to help you navigate the elementary school years so food allergies don't overwhelm the sweetness.

Hillary Mathis

Dec 1, 20225 min read

An Ice Cream Social For Everyone—allergies or not

A food allergy mom gets proactive and creative to make a school ice cream social a smile bringer for every student — dairy allergy or not!

Francesca McGuire

Nov 4, 20223 min read

A Field Trip with Food Allergies: Everything Was Perfect Until it Wasn’t

A food allergy mom recounts a field trip experience—a perfect outing until her son began having allergic reaction symptoms out of the blue.

Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force

Aug 19, 20213 min read

The Peanut-free Table—yes or no?

When the school nurse suggested the peanut-free table for my food allergic Kindergartner I jumped and said 'YES'! I should have said 'NO'...

Lauren Foti, @thecraftroom.nj

Jul 30, 20212 min read

The Allergy Mom Diaries: The 1st Pizza Party

My son had his 1st “pizza party”. He’s 6. You’re probably thinking, “that’s crazy!” but he's off-the-charts-airborne-allergic to dairy...

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