When Natasha was little, learning to trust others to look after her was incredibly hard and never more so than when the time came for her to start nursery.
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If you have life threatening allergies to foods like milk, eggs or fish etc, the rise in veganism should be a good thing. The increase in vegan options should make things easier, or at least you’d think so.However, it would seem that choosing vegan is anything but safe for those with food allergies.
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We hear (too often) from parents and carers in our community, that they are worried their child with allergies isn't fully safe in school. Here are a few elements of support your child is entitled to in the UK.
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I’m sitting at Natasha’s desk in her bedroom, it’s where I like to work surrounded by all her things. Today, the 16th December is her birthday and had she lived, she would be twenty-one years old. Five whole years have passed, an eternity since I last held her in my arms, hugging her too quickly at the airport - how I wish I had held on for just a little longer.
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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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The best treat this Christmas for me though you see, would be for my classroom to be food free. No crumb on the table that could feel like burning on my skin, or particles in the air that I mustn't breathe in.
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In September 2021, a student took a bag of peanuts out of her pocket unaware that her classmate Charlotte had an airborne allergy to peanuts. Charlotte began to react very quickly, going into a life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.
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We never want children with food allergies to feel left out, so we designed this free non-food advent printable to bring some extra joy this Christmas.
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The day had started in a whirlwind of excitement. It ended at the hospital, with me sleeping on a chair beside my daughter.
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We have been working with Megan Lee’s family to produce this powerful video of their tragic story. They wanted to support the campaign to appoint the vital role of an Allergy Tsar by government.
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Moving away to university can be a daunting prospect for many students, but adding the additional element of having allergies can make it even more daunting.
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The best thing we tried to do as parents, was to demonstrate positive coping skills, hoping they would instil in Natasha and Alex confidence and encourage them to do the same.
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There are now just over four months for food businesses to comply and prepare for Natasha’s Law.
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As the six-month countdown to Natasha’s Law begins, we applaud the food businesses who have got ahead of the curve and already implemented Natasha’s Law.
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When Natasha was a small baby, twelve weeks old, her skin became inflamed and itchy all over her face, arms and body.
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When our daughter Natasha was very little and first diagnosed with allergies..
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Tanya with Shante’s mother Emma
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If I’m feeling low I can find myself focussing on negatives. I stew on things that I can’t change, usually in the past.
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Close your eyes for a moment and think back to a time in your life, a moment when you realised in a millisecond, that nothing will ever be the same again.
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COVID-19 has managed to cut through the insulating normality of our everyday lives
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