Welcome

Welcome to my new blog.

The peanut allergy has been of interest to me ever we discovered that my daughter is affected. As a baby we kept her away from peanuts but at age 2 she had a reaction after eating a little peanut butter on a bagel. It was a bit scary, with her lips swelling up and her voice becoming squeaky (due to her throat constricting). We are fortunate that her allergy is what I'd call moderate, so she is not affected by nearby peanuts or products made in the same factory as those made with peanuts. But we've still had to be vigilant about what she eats and keep a couple EpiPens nearby.

It used to be common knowledge that few children grow out of their peanut allergies (maybe 20%). But a lot of interesting research is being done now, so it seems like there is some hope of treatment or cure of the allergy. I'll be posting clips about this research and other news that is also of interest.