Category: Contributing Writers

15 Ideas For Homemade Allergy-Friendly Cakes & Cupcakes
I have made a lot of cakes since becoming an allergy mom. I’ve learned how to bake, frost and create.
I decided to scroll through my thousands (I’m ...

For you, Mother of an Angel
For you, Mother of an Angel, by Karuna Pataudi
Jules. Thinking of you and Joseph. I know how hard this month is for you. I can’t find the right words ...

A Letter for my Child with Food Allergies …
Dear Child,
You were diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies at the age of four. You were unhappy about it, though you could not understand ...

Kelly’s Bake Shoppe
Last weekend our family took a trip to Burlington, Ontario, which is a little less than an hour west of Toronto, to spend the afternoon near the lake ...

A Letter To Mylan’s CEO From A Grieving Mother
Julianne DeNicola, mother of the late Joseph DeNicola, wrote this letter in response to the interview with the CEO of Mylan.
Dear CEO Heather Bresc ...

Things to Consider Before Entering a Food Allergy Clinical Trial
Experimental Treatments and Trials: Is Hope the Only Option?
Recently, some parents I know were discussing experimental treatment for food allergy, a ...

Lessons From A Failed Food Challenge
Food challenges are special tests performed by allergists where a person with food allergies ingests their allergens in a controlled setting. Food cha ...

Review: Allergy-Friendly Vacation at Great Wolf Lodge
Last month my family took a little vacation at the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Canada. Having three young children under the age of four, I rea ...

A Food Allergy Cure Is Possible #InOnly10Years
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to participate in a round table discussion with other parents of children with food allergies about what it is ...