PURPOSE

Growing up with 10 different life threatening food allergies, life has been very interesting, to say the least! There were problems I faced and overcame that were unique to this particular aspect of my life, and the way that I strived through those difficulties was through education and awareness of my friends and family. But this isn't about me. 32 million other people in this nation alone face the same problems I do: the same structural hindrances, the same limited alternatives to live the life they desire to live, and the issue that demands an answer is the public's lack of knowledge about these issues. However, it is not their fault, as nobody informed them of what it is like to live with these kinds of conditions, whether they developed from birth onwards, or if they expressed later on in life. Having undergone circumstances ranging from near-death experiences to daily impediments from infancy, I arrived at the conclusion that only through the sharing of life experience can a change be made in this particular space. This website was made for that purpose. For the innermost thoughts of a patient to be heard. My hope for this website is to convey as best I can the complexities of living a life with food allergies. The daily aspects, the science of it, as well as what people in the community can do to be mindful of their peers with allergies. It is my desire to advocate for these special people by giving them a platform to which they can direct others to, in order to gain a holistic understanding of this central aspect of our lives, for the betterment, education, and awareness of all.