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eliminated more and more foods from my diet. By the

I did what any mom would do...research, research,

time he was 8 months old, I had eliminated dairy, soy, fish,

start a blog, and research some more. Okay so maybe

shellfish, wheat, gluten and eggs. We were chugging

not everyone would start a blog. I did it so that I could

along and although I knew that life-threatening allergic

write about our daily challenges and victories as a

reactions (anaphylaxis) were always possible, I never

therapeutic outlet for myself and a way to educate

really thought that one would happen to my little men.

close family and friends on the reality and dangers of
a food allergy diagnosis. I knew that the only thing that

When my youngest was 8-months old, I had eaten a

could save my little men was educating others about

peanut butter sandwich for lunch and all we can figure

the disease or putting them in a bubble, but the bubble

is that I didn’t wash my h