Managing Allergies

Aug 22, 2024 | allergicliving.com | Managing Allergies

Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo* is a Florida allergist, a food allergy patient herself – and a food allergy mom. But she describes the last role – allergy mom to two teens with severe food allergies – as the most challenging. “Because they are the ones I’m most concerned about having that severe allergic reaction.”Now Sophia, the older of her two girls with the serious food allergies, is entering her freshman year at college.

Aug 14, 2024 | allergicliving.com | Managing Allergies

in College Corner, Managing Allergies Published:Spencer Wirtheim is an accomplished athlete – he played lacrosse as a mid-fielder while studying at Cornell University. He’s not one to let his food allergies hold him back, and is now beginning a new chapter, changing colleges to pursue an MBA. Yet, Spencer has lessons of his own to share with the food allergy community. He has learned what it’s like to experience a severe allergic reaction while living at college.

Apr 30, 2024 | allergicliving.com | Lianne Mandelbaum |Managing Allergies

Anyone who has seen someone they love, or even a stranger, in the throes of anaphylaxis will never forget it. Food allergy is a serious medical condition that can put you in the hospital or sometimes, even take a life. You’d think that a condition that can leave a person struggling to breathe, losing blood pressure, covered in hives and vomiting repeatedly would deserve respect. But you’d be wrong. Food allergy gets precious little of that.

Apr 16, 2024 | allergicliving.com | Managing Allergies

in Food Allergy, Managing Allergies Published:In this video, Megan Lavin praises allergy allies – those friends who go above and beyond to include her family with multiple food allergies. She relates heartwarming examples of their kindness and their efforts. For instance, the friend who pre-stocked the Halloween “trunk or treat” event with safe treats for her son. As well, there have been incredible birthday accommodations. Then, there’s the friend constantly on the lookout for new safe treats.

Feb 7, 2024 | allergicliving.com | Managing Allergies

in Food Allergy, Managing Allergies Published:For Valentine’s Day, Megan Lavin of our Megan’s Minute video series, offers clever ways to let kids with food allergies feel the love. First up in this video is her “heart attack” door. Megan and her husband place a cut-out heart with a personalized compliment on the bedroom door of each of their four kids. Over several days, a new one is added. By the big day, each child has a collection of fluttering hearts.