This is probably my most exciting news to date; I am simply beyond excited about the new Allergy Today podcast that has just launched and so proud to be involved in setting it up. The Allergy Today Podcast aims to normalise allergies, asthma, eczema and everything in between and provide a place for discussion and learning in a friendly, fun and bold way. The hosts are … [Read more...]
Cruise holiday with food allergies
This year is proving to be a year of many holidays, this time, 14 days on a cruise of the Baltics with my brother and his lovely family. It was amazing to see seven countries (Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Russia and Estonia) and I loved spending time with Dave, Lily, Lily's mother and the kids. This holiday however, was not without its challenges. I've … [Read more...]
ALWAYS read the allergen label AGAIN
I read recently the tragic news of the death of an 11 year old boy who ate a chocolate bar from Morrison that contained dairy. He tragically had an anaphylactic attack and died. Read more here in Boy dies after eating chocolate containing dairy. His father had bought the chocolate from the Free From range at Morrison's and thought it was dairy free. It was in fact from … [Read more...]
Camping holiday with allergies
I'm not quite sure how it happened but last November I woke up one morning to discover I had booked myself onto the Love Trails festival, which turned out to mean I would be camping alone, for a long weekend in the middle of nowhere in Wales. Eeek! I hadn't even been drinking! I just couldn't sleep and had got up to make a cup of tea and seen the advert on my Instagram … [Read more...]
My Top 20 TSW survival tips
I'm now nearly six months into my journey with topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) so I thought I'd share the top 20 things that have helped me to get through this difficult time. They've all been gleaned partly from my personal experience but also from friends on social media who are also going through this or those who have succeeded in cutting out topical steroids successfully. … [Read more...]