Guest post by Suzy Brophy Recently, I was combing thru an old box filled with letters my daughter, Samantha, wrote to the Easter Bunny & the Rock Fairy when she was 6 or 7- years old. I recall waking up in the middle of the night (half asleep) and carefully taking the letter she had…
ANN R. CALDWELL, RD, LDN Nutrition Services Coordinator, Anne Arundel Medical Center A Little Bit CAN Hurt Book Excerpt Q: How does a food-allergic family know if they need to consult a dietitian? How should they prepare for the first appointment and what should they expect during that visit? A: Often families are…
Marci Komssi Founder of AllerWare FoodASC Member since 2017 Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in food allergies. Thirteen years ago, my Ryan son was diagnosed with food allergies. Being a first time mom of twins, I was already overwhelmed and adding food allergies to my list of concerns made new…
What do food allergies have to do with running? While admittedly I am not a runner, I regularly watch the Olympics. I watch with amazement as the runners take off, run their hardest and pass the baton off to their teammate who then runs their leg of the race. As a team, they are determined,…
Andrea Balzano Tucker Founder of Baltimore Gluten Free and Co-Leader of Cel-Kids Maryland FoodASC Member since 2017 Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in celiac disease. My name is Andrea Balzano Tucker and I am the founder of Baltimore Gluten Free. I believe all roads in my life have led…
Have you NOTICED? Teal pumpkins and products are popping up EVERYWHERE! Discount stores, dollar stores and even grocery stores! (for good reason I might add!) So what’s the deal with teal? The Teal Pumpkin Project, inspired by Food Allergy Community of East Tennessee (FACET), became one of FARE’s nationwide campaigns in 2014. The project is a way…
Guest post by Suzy Brophy, preschool teacher and author. Two years ago, I was blessed to have a little girl named Macy come into my classroom. Her mother requested a meeting before the beginning of the school year to discuss Macy’s food allergies with me. To be frank, even after teaching for many years,…
I remember THIS DAY like it was yesterday. My older son had been yearning for a sibling and when we brought home his little brother from the hospital, he couldn’t get enough of him. Thirteen years later, their relationship has blossomed. While not always “smooth”, they have a mutual respect and love for one another which…
Sharon Wong Food Allergy Advocate and Blogger, Nut Free Wok FoodASC Member since 2016 Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in food allergies, asthma, and eczema. When my children were babies, I kept asking our former pediatricians why they had eczema, why they had such terrible and long lasting colds, why they…
This bell signaled the start of the actual walk at the Fare Heroes Walk, however the activities started well before the first ring. FARE Food Allergy Heroes SUPER HEROES weren’t flying but they sure were flocking around the beautiful grounds of the Maryland Agricultural Center on September 9, 2017. Maryland Agricultural Center This was…
