After the flurry of blogs that filled Allergy Awareness Week last week, I am reflecting on why I write. There are many reasons, including to share stuff I've learnt, help others and as a therapy; the latter being very high on the list. Writing about having allergies and ranting occasionally about things that get me irate does really help me process this condition and develop … [Read more...]
What’s coming up for allergy awareness week?
This year Allergy Awareness Week runs from 20th to 26th April and there are loads of ways to get involved. I have been neglecting my blog these past few months (sorry!) but I'm easing myself back in. Circumstances outside my control left me with very few blogging brain cells left and not much time to write them. It did make me realise just how much time I spend on this blog … [Read more...]
What’s in the allergic girl’s handbag?
What do you never leave home without? I am one of those people with a Mary Poppin's type bag, inside which I carry around everything but the kitchen sink. Sometimes I wish I could leave the house with nothing, but there are so many things I have to take that I end up covering every eventuality. Let's start with the bag itself. It is ginormous. There are the obvious … [Read more...]
Beware of flu vaccine if you have a latex allergy
Anyone who has asthma may be familiar with the invitation for a flu vaccine. If you are higher risk, ie. the elderly, unwell or people who have asthma or breathing problems there is a chance of complications if you do catch flu. Over the years I have had many flu jabs and haven't actually had flu since I was a small child. I don't tend to get colds ever (oh the irony, I will … [Read more...]
Anaphylaxis Campaign 20 years celebration
The Anaphylaxis Campaign has now been going for 20 years and have achieved so much in that time. I remember reading about the charity in the Telegraph, some months after my first serious anaphylactic reaction and feeling complete panic hearing about David Reading's daughter, who sadly passed away after an anaphylactic reaction to nuts. I joined the society to find out more … [Read more...]