Our New Team – The Gastroenterologist

Last Tuesday, we loaded up and drove to meet with our – hopefully – new gastroenterologist. This doctor had been highly recommended to us, and I hoped very much that he would actually be a contributing part of my boys health care. As with any new doctor, there was a … Continue reading

Georgia Bound

Back in December, I mentioned that we were going to Travel For Medical Care.  Next Tuesday is our Big Day.  We will see a new GI and a new Allergist on Tuesday, and hopefully get an appointment with the nutritionist they both use. We picked doctors in Atlanta, mostly because … Continue reading

Tips on Traveling With Toddlers With Food Allergies – Updated!

I decided to put my previous post about traveling with food allergies and kids to the ultimate test: I invited fellow travel experts, my Flight Attendant co-workers, to read it and add their two cents. Based on their input, I made a few additions to my new, improved list of Tips … Continue reading

Tips on Traveling with Toddlers with Food Allergies

I often get asked questions about traveling with children and traveling with food allergies because traveling is my job.  So just in time for our holiday travel season I thought I would write a complete post with my best tips and advice on the matter. Yes, you can bring food. … Continue reading

Random Thoughts

The kids and I are home again, thank goodness! Walking in the front door felt like wrapping up in a cozy quilt on a cold day…HOME. The kids were happy, too.  Mr. Charm had to explore every inch of ‘his’ terrain to make sure all his toys (tupperware, pots and … Continue reading

“In Which I Give Up”, or, “Fructose, How I Hate Thee”

The kids and I had to come down to Houston last week to take care of some family business and we are staying with my parents. My parents are WONDERFUL about their grandchildrens’ food issues; last year, Mom and I even made the entire Thanksgiving dinner allergy-free for Mr. Charm … Continue reading