We had such a great day yesterday filled with family, friends, and safe food! Phew!
How was your day? I hope it was wonderful and safe.
Now,we will enjoy the rest of Hanukkah while getting ready for Christmas. Christmas is at our house so that will be easy and safe. Nothing easier than staying home.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Two holidays in one!
Next week brings a strange mash up. Two holidays in one. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah collide this year bringing us a new holiday, Thanksgivukkah! I have wasted a lot of time recently looking up Thanksgivukkah ideas on pinterest. So, instead of a cornucopia I have made a geltucopia! The possibilities are endless.
Holidays can be stressful when dealing with food allergies. How do you handle it? I am so lucky to have supportive family, Thanksgivukkah will not be stressful for me and for that I am so very thankful.
Holidays can be stressful when dealing with food allergies. How do you handle it? I am so lucky to have supportive family, Thanksgivukkah will not be stressful for me and for that I am so very thankful.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Stock epi law and a surprise!
Great news for everyone with a child in school! The stock epi bill became a law yesterday. Even better, there is video of the President signing the law!
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57612201/food-allergy-epinephrine-bill-reaches-obamas-desk/
I was filled with joy when I heard the news. Then I watched the video in stunned silence. The President announced that his daughter, Malia, has a peanut allergy! My jaw was on the floor. He said that she does not have asthma but she has a peanut allergy. What????? I did a quick google search for Malia and peanut allergy. Nothing came up. I found articles that briefly discussed that she has asthma. I found articles about her allergies and how they had to find a hypoallergenic dog (there's no such thing but that's a topic for another day). I found nothing about Malia and a peanut allergy.
I thought about how, maybe, they actually wanted to keep this under wraps. There are crazy people out there and she is the Presidents daughter......first and foremost they need to keep her safe. So, I am actually surprised that he said something. I hope now, that the information is out there, that they would be proactive about raising awareness. Who is more well known than the first family? Wouldn't it be amazing if the First Lady added something about food allergies to her Let's Move and healthy eating campaign? I, of course, feel horrible that Malia has a food allergy. However, this is a huge teaching moment. My children were wide eyed to hear that Malia has a food allergy also.
Food allergies in the White House......
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57612201/food-allergy-epinephrine-bill-reaches-obamas-desk/
I was filled with joy when I heard the news. Then I watched the video in stunned silence. The President announced that his daughter, Malia, has a peanut allergy! My jaw was on the floor. He said that she does not have asthma but she has a peanut allergy. What????? I did a quick google search for Malia and peanut allergy. Nothing came up. I found articles that briefly discussed that she has asthma. I found articles about her allergies and how they had to find a hypoallergenic dog (there's no such thing but that's a topic for another day). I found nothing about Malia and a peanut allergy.
I thought about how, maybe, they actually wanted to keep this under wraps. There are crazy people out there and she is the Presidents daughter......first and foremost they need to keep her safe. So, I am actually surprised that he said something. I hope now, that the information is out there, that they would be proactive about raising awareness. Who is more well known than the first family? Wouldn't it be amazing if the First Lady added something about food allergies to her Let's Move and healthy eating campaign? I, of course, feel horrible that Malia has a food allergy. However, this is a huge teaching moment. My children were wide eyed to hear that Malia has a food allergy also.
Food allergies in the White House......
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Victory!
Today is a day to rejoice. The President is scheduled to sign the national stock epi bill today! So many people have worked so hard to make this happen. Unfortunately many people were taken too soon, including countless children. I hope this means that their deaths were not in vain. I hope that their families can find some comfort in that. This bill will literally save lives. I feel that my non allergic child will be protected if she should have a first time reaction in school.
I hope that the President signs this bill swiftly. I hope that the signing somehow makes it on the news. Even just a little media coverage raises such awareness.
It's a good day.....
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/food-allergy-awareness-heads-presidents-desk-20872212
I hope that the President signs this bill swiftly. I hope that the signing somehow makes it on the news. Even just a little media coverage raises such awareness.
It's a good day.....
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/food-allergy-awareness-heads-presidents-desk-20872212
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Yummy!
One of the best parts of participating in the walk are the yummy samples that we get to try. So many companies, so many goodies. I love finding new snacks that we can safely enjoy. I'm not paid in any way by any of the companies. I finally got to try Plentils by Enjoy Life. YUM! So many great flavors. I also got to finally try Skeeter Snacks. All different flavors of cookies. I can't even pick a favorite.
Have you recently discovered a new, safe, snack?
Have you recently discovered a new, safe, snack?
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Halloween, a party, and a walk
Here's the wrap up for this week, it's been a busy one.
Halloween-It went well. The kids had tons of fun going trick or treating with a few friends. I had two epi pens with us, safe candy, and charged cell phone. After they went to bed I went through the candy. There must have been a sale on Snickers because we had a ton of those. Anyway, I separate it into two piles. Safe and not safe. It's another year where the safe pile was bigger! We were actually able to keep a lot. I think that better labeling and more awareness is key to this success. Something amazing happened at one of the houses that we stopped at. The woman that answered the door asked if any of the kids had allergies! We do not know the people that live at this house. My little one said yes and the woman helped her to find something safe! Incredible!
The party-The day after Halloween my little one had a party at school. I knew about it and plans were put in place in advance. I was at home as it was the day before the walk. As the kids get older parents are not invited in as much. We can attend the parties but if we are going to be the only parents there then I don't want to attend. I want her to have as normal an experience as possible. Anyway, the phone rang and there was the school on the phone. I don't know why I thought that we would actually make it through a whole year without a phone call from the school. It was the teacher. She was asking me if the donut holes where safe and she started reading me the ingredients. I nearly fainted. I reminded her that she can't eat anything unless we approve it prior. I reminded her that she was going to defrost a cupcake. She admitted that she forgot. Luckily I also stock her cabinet with safe cookies and chips. Yes, I am thrilled that she called to go over ingredients. I'm not thrilled that she forgot to defrost a cupcake. Just when I thought it was getting easier.....
The walk-It was yesterday and I'm just starting to recover. I was truly exhausted last night. It was the most amazing day! The weather was incredible. Sunny and cool. The day before it rained like crazy so I was truly stressed about the mud factor but it wasn't too bad at all. We had amazing entertainment, great speakers, great attendance, it was perfect. We are very close to our fundraising goal, I think we might make it by the end of the year. It's always a great day, I love spending time with those that get it. I was humbled and reduced to tears by many kind words. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.
Halloween-It went well. The kids had tons of fun going trick or treating with a few friends. I had two epi pens with us, safe candy, and charged cell phone. After they went to bed I went through the candy. There must have been a sale on Snickers because we had a ton of those. Anyway, I separate it into two piles. Safe and not safe. It's another year where the safe pile was bigger! We were actually able to keep a lot. I think that better labeling and more awareness is key to this success. Something amazing happened at one of the houses that we stopped at. The woman that answered the door asked if any of the kids had allergies! We do not know the people that live at this house. My little one said yes and the woman helped her to find something safe! Incredible!
The party-The day after Halloween my little one had a party at school. I knew about it and plans were put in place in advance. I was at home as it was the day before the walk. As the kids get older parents are not invited in as much. We can attend the parties but if we are going to be the only parents there then I don't want to attend. I want her to have as normal an experience as possible. Anyway, the phone rang and there was the school on the phone. I don't know why I thought that we would actually make it through a whole year without a phone call from the school. It was the teacher. She was asking me if the donut holes where safe and she started reading me the ingredients. I nearly fainted. I reminded her that she can't eat anything unless we approve it prior. I reminded her that she was going to defrost a cupcake. She admitted that she forgot. Luckily I also stock her cabinet with safe cookies and chips. Yes, I am thrilled that she called to go over ingredients. I'm not thrilled that she forgot to defrost a cupcake. Just when I thought it was getting easier.....
The walk-It was yesterday and I'm just starting to recover. I was truly exhausted last night. It was the most amazing day! The weather was incredible. Sunny and cool. The day before it rained like crazy so I was truly stressed about the mud factor but it wasn't too bad at all. We had amazing entertainment, great speakers, great attendance, it was perfect. We are very close to our fundraising goal, I think we might make it by the end of the year. It's always a great day, I love spending time with those that get it. I was humbled and reduced to tears by many kind words. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.
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