Showing posts with label allergies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label allergies. Show all posts

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Please don't Sneeze

The fuzzy sneezy family

This week I had the honor of being interviewed on Samantha B: Living Allergy Free, a blog for and about people who live with various allergies. In the interview I talk about both my own allergies and those of my younger son, and the effect they have on our lives.

Samantha B: Where are you from, who in your family has allergies, how old are they, and what are they allergic to?

Saretta: Hi, my name is Saretta! I'm an American living in Italy with my Italian husband and two very Italian sons. I am the only one with “official” allergies in this family. I'm allergic to dust, olive tree flowers, feathers, cypress trees, wild grasses . . . and just about any other pollen that might float by! Besides that I am both gluten and lactose intolerant, which means I can have no contact with wheat or dairy products.

My younger son, age 11, has atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema that has been linked to food allergies. He has tested sensitive to mollusks, peaches and apricots, and hazelnuts and walnuts, but luckily does not risk a violent allergic reaction.

To read more, hop on over to Samantha B: Living Peanut Free.

Hope you have a fun and allergy-free Sunday!