The Wiggles New Allergy Song.

Thank You Dove Chocolates

I like to see companies that recognize food allergies. Dove Chocolates is one of them. They are processing chocolates in a peanut free/tree nut free facility. This means people with nut allergies have another choice for chocolates. We still have to steer clear because of milk allergies but this is great news for nut allergies. Read more here.

Valentines Party at School

Nathan brought home his Valentines today and we went through them and took out all the stuff he can't have (Tootsie Rolls and Kit Kat) but at the bottom I found a bag of Peanut MMs. Seriously, Peanut MMs in a Peanut Free class room?? I am so mad right now, not sure how I want to handle it. I know his teacher will be defensive and claim she can't everything.

School Called: Nathan's Tongue is Itchy

I was sitting at my desk at work and my phone rings and it is the school and as usual I get that sick feeling. It was the nurse calling to tell me that Nathan is in the health room because his tongue itches. She said that he only ate some of HIS marshmallows at snack time. Do you want to talk to him? I said sure. Nathan tells me that his tongue itches and he doesn't know why. I said to him "Do you want the pink medicine (Benadryl)?" he said "Yes". I told him to put the nurse back on the phone. I then asked her to give him some Benadryl and let me know how he does." She says "ok." Luckily this wasn't a severe allergy attack.

After I got off the phone I wondered what could have made his tongue itch, was his faking to get out of something? Could a child sitting next to him be full of pet hair? I called back a 1/2 hour later and they said he was fine.

Around 2:30pm the nurse calls again to tell me that Nathan is back in the health room because his stomach hurts. She said it was the second time he was there complaining of a tummy ache and she checked his temperature and it was fine. My husband went to pick him up and they went to eat. Nathan was fine.

When I got home Nathan was still fine and said his tummy didn't hurt. He also said that this is what happened:  I woke up and I felt fine, I went to school and felt fine, I touched milk at snack time and my tongue got itchy so I went to the nurse.Then I felt fine. Then my tummy hurt and then I felt fine, then my tummy hurt and then I was fine the rest of the day." I asked him why he didn't tell the teacher or the nurse that he touched milk? He said he was scared. I told him that if it happens again he needs to tell the teacher immediately and to wash his hands.

Grey's Anatomy - Peanut Allergy

I just watched Grey's Anatomy on DVR, it originally aired last night. I cried through most of episode because there was a little girl with a peanut allergy that hit close to home.

Watch the episode here.

Allergy Related Death

It is the beginning of the year and there has been an allergy related death already, which saddens me. I don't think people without allergies really understand how serious food allergies are.

Amaria Johnson, who is a seven year old died from a peanut allergy reaction in Virginia while at school.
You can read more here.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Happy New Year 2012

We spent New Years Eve at a friends house, they of course have a dog.  Their dog is a non - allergenic dong with hair and not fur. We gave Nathan some Claritin before we left knowing about the dog and I brought his asthma inhaler. I watched him play with the kids and run around and he seemed fine. Then a little while later I noticed that he looked like he was holding his breath or his chest was tight. I asked him if he was good and he said "yes" and I said "lets do the inhaler in just in case." He said "ok" and continued to play.

Then today I asked him how he felt around the dog and he said it bothered his chest but he didn't want to say anything because he was having fun and didn't want to leave.

Wishing all my readers a happy, healthy and safe 2012.