A Possible Tool in the Fight Against Nut Allergies
We’ve all seen the rise in food allergies. We’re all affected one way or another by it. Maybe you know someone, or your child does, or maybe it is actually you or your child. Long gone are the days of a PB&J being a staple in school cafeterias. What if, though, it didn’t have to be? What if it can be cured? What if you didn’t have to worry about a child becoming ill or even dying from the smallest trace of nuts? This would affect my life in a huge way because my 9 year old daughter is deathly allergic to all nuts. Not only is she extremely allergic, but I have been told by her allergist that she is in the top 1% of this country as far as seriousness of her allergy. One morning, when my daughter was about 9 months old, her brother had a peanut butter sandwich and then gave my daughter a kiss on the cheek as he was taking his empty plate to the kitchen. The whole left side of her face and neck broke out in a horrible rash....