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Tag Archives: nut allergy
Support group dates…
I’VE BEEN very remiss in blogging about these but the food allergy parents’ support group is trundling on happily, with different get-togethers happening in different parts of London. The next two are in Ealing and at St Mary’s Hospital in … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns, News
Tagged allergist, Allergy, children, doctor, Egg allergy, food allergy, hospital, kids, London, nut allergy, parents, Peanut allergy, St Mary's, Support group, Wheat allergy
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A dirty weekend
THIS weekend, for the first time in nearly two years, my husband and I had a whole night away from Sid. I’d booked a surprise hotel stay for his birthday, so we deposited the prodigal grandson for a sleepover at … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous silly stuff, Our story
Tagged child, Egg allergy, food allergy, hotel, nut allergy
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It’s all of them
RECENTLY I posted about how the ludicrous blanket “nut, sesame, blah” trace warnings on just about everything in Sainsbury’s had driven me to tears. Well, in the interests of fairness I’ve just come across the exact same thing in Waitrose. … Continue reading
Posted in Comment & Campaigns
Tagged Allergy, cross-contamination, food allergy, nut allergy, Peanut allergy, Sainsbury, sesame, shopping, supermarkets, Waitrose
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Embarrassing moments #1
TODAY I cried in the fish aisle at Sainsbury’s. Yes, I’m vegetarian, but it wasn’t out of pity for the poor dead mackerel. And I know it’s ludicrous. But this is what did it:
Fight for your right to party!
SO, HERE we are surrounded by the debris of a summer get-together. But unlike the old days it’s not cig butts and wine bottles; this time I’m talking grapes, free from biscuits, and two empty pots of tea, because today … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Allergy, Dr Tammy Rothenberg, food allergy, Hackney, Homerton, London, multiple allergies, N16, network, nut allergy, Paddington, parents, Peanut allergy, recipes, St Mary's, Stoke Newington, Support group
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A doctor calls…
Well, no, not him – but am v happy to reveal that Dr Tammy Rothenberg, a consultant paediatrician with a specialist interest in allergies will be the resident expert at the food allergy parent support group in Stoke Newington on … Continue reading
A quick thought
A QUICK thought on the Free From Food Awards that occurred to me as I was scribbling up the winners’ list. Not only is there an absence of properly nut free stuff amongst them but there are very few foods that … Continue reading
Parents need support, too… so here it is
When your child is diagnosed with a string of severe food allergies, it comes as a proper thwack in the guts. I remember leaving our first paediatric allergy appointment, where skin prick tests showed Sidney was allergic to a catalogue … Continue reading
Finally – have your say (though it may change jack shit)
Almost a year ago now I wrote a post about looming changes to the laws on food allergy labelling. New EU regulations set to come into effect in December 2014 state that allergen information should be extended to non-prepacked foods – … Continue reading →