The massive popularity of central London’s TotallySwedish store, has prompted the launch of a second TotallySwedish in High Street, Barnes in West London: “I’ve been running the shop in Crawford Street in the West End of London since September 2005", says owner Annethe Nathan, “and the business has been going very well and it’s so popular, we’ve decided to expand and open a new … [Read more...]
Sheila’s Cottage restaurant in Ambleside – great with allergies!
Having just returned from a week's exhausting but fun holiday in the Lakes I thought I'd share with you a lovely little restaurant that we discovered which was absolutely fabulous. After the usual scanning of the website, phonecall to guage whether they can cater for someone with serious life threatening food allergies, and then family checks that the EpiPen is in fact in my … [Read more...]
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy – Diary day two!
After an amazing night's sleep I had another session in the oxygen chamber. I've been really impressed with the dedication of the staff at the MS Centre who give their time voluntarily to keep the centre going and it's already made me think I'd like to help out if I can. This time I wasn't such a novice but was still a bit nervous. I don't know the ropes yet and everyone … [Read more...]
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy – Diary day one
Imagine a space ship or a submarine with tiny round porthole windows and one of those wind open doors and you're getting close. The chamber can seat about four to six people comfortably on padded chairs Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been around for a long time, originally invented to treat divers with the bends, the chambers are now widely used across the UK at local MS … [Read more...]
5 tips for surviving house renovations with asthma and allergies
Having internal building work done to your house is a very stressful business. Dust can and will get EVERYWHERE! And I'm talking thick, red, sticky, grimy dust. We decided to take the plunge and reorganise our house from 'slightly dark and dingey with bad use of space' to 'open-plan, light and much more easy to use' space. Sounds like a no-brainer, but when you have allergies … [Read more...]