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Summary: A must read for families living with food allergies
Review: This book is a wealth of information for parents, caregivers, teachers, grand parents and anyone else who has contact with your food allergic children. It is also an excellent resource for those who you are trying educate about food allergies and the importance of strict avoidance of the offending allergen(s). The book is written by the mother of a child with a life threatening peanut and tree nut allergy who has adopted a down to earth approach in dealing with all of the issues that you are faced with when a family member has a life threatening allergy. The author shows you that a realistic approach to keeping your child safe while, at the same time, trying to allow him or her to lead a normal life and be a "kid" can be achieved. She leads you through the stages of life with severe food allergies and the emotions evoked from the usually terrifying initial allergic reaction experience, diagnosis, feelings of guilt, acceptance, practical advice for coping and avoidance, dealing with sometimes doubting family members, caregivers and educators. As a parent of a little boy with a life threatening peanut allergy, I can truly appreciate the knowledge and first hand experience that the author has in dealing with severe food allergies. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone with food allergy concerns.
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Summary: a must have book for any one dealing with food allergies
Review: This book is full of practical advice on all issues dealing with food allergies. Clear and easy headings make this book a great reference tool. Being a parent with a child who has mutiple food allergies I could relate to many of the areas this book covered.
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Summary: It's a good start, but a bit repetitive
Review: This book would be a good starting point for caregivers and newly diagnosed allergy parents, but there isn't much here for those of us that have gone through this for years. I wish the anecdotes had either been more in-depth, or entirely left out. The purpose would have been better served by several case studies following patients for a few years.
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