Learning to own my allergy anxieties stopped them from owning me

Allergy anxiety is something I still struggle with, and this has proved a challenge for me at university with moving away, living with strangers and ultimately leaving the comfort zone of my home. However, I truly believe that this change has also been the making of me, as a person with allergies.

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Food allergies and asthma can go hand-in-hand.

Before she was one, Natasha had 2 anaphylactic reactions. A few months later, she experienced breathing difficulties that hospitalised her - doctors were unsure if it was asthma as she was so young. She took her first steps in the hospital corridor.

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Join us this ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK!

During this Allergy Awareness Week, we will share real-life stories from our community on why 'It shouldn't be this hard...' to live with food allergies.

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Is it even possible to outgrow a food allergy?

I always hoped against hope that as Natasha got older and her immune system strengthened, she would outgrow her allergies. It was a hope I held onto, even when everything felt hopeless; I couldn't let go of it.

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“…I Found Myself in a Very Cold and Lonely Place” - One Mother’s Experience

The loneliness and isolation felt from being an allergy parent are all-consuming.

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Can't Pinpoint Your Food Allergies? It Could be a Histamine Intolerance!

Is there something you suspect you're allergic to but can't put your finger on? It could be Histamine Intolerance.

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Administering an Adrenaline Auto-Injector (AAI) for the First Time

She seemed so tiny and precious, I didn’t want to hurt her with this ‘scary pen’, but something takes over you in that moment and you do what you have to do.

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There is NO Room for 'Oversights' when it Comes to Food Allergies

George has moved nurseries and schools in search of somewhere "safe" and we are hoping that we have found that place now. Emphasis on the word “HOPE”. We even visited a school that claimed that they "couldn't guarantee that mistakes won't happen because 7 years is a long time in school".

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Why Medical Research Matters; Why Hope Matters

So when asked the question, “What would you personally like to come out of everything that you have been through in the last few years?” my answer was for hope. Hope for people living lives that are dictated and led by food allergies as our had been. Hope for a safer future for our children, a future where food is not to be feared, where accidentally eating an allergen isn’t the stuff of nightmares.

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Bethany Shares Her Experience of Losing Her Best Friend Natasha

Bethany, Natasha’s friend since early childhood, was on the plane with Natasha and her father Nadim the day Natasha died. This is Bethany’s perspective of that day.

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