Posted by cland on Nov 25, 2011 in Support Group | 3 comments Last Saturday we decided to take a trip up to Sierra Madre to visit the family. Instead of going to one of the old stand-by’s (like Subway, Chiles, etc) we went with more of a local establishment. The situation in the restuarant will be familair for those of us who get to deal with food… Posted by cland on Jul 16, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments Please come join us for the Orange County Parents of Kids with Food Allergies Support Group Meeting meeting on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Room 407 at Saddleback Church at 6:30 PM. The Better Parents of Children with Food Allergies support group is a non-medical support group designed… Posted by cland on Jun 20, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments For those parents whose children suffer from food allergies, we probably do not go to many places without our homemade meals, Kirkland wipres and package with medicines and EpiPens. However, when was the last time that you (or the people that care for your kids) go through a refresher course on using… Posted by cland on Jun 19, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments Hi Friends, I am so looking forward to connecting with everyone our new night, Tuesday. I was able to attend the FAAN conference in Anaheim last week. I learned a lot, got some good resources, and met a lot of wonderful people that deal with what we deal with on a daily basis. It was a day of emotions and a… Posted by cland on Jun 19, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments The feedback from everyone that responded to our recent survey overwhelmingly helped us to decide to move the Support Group meetings to a new evening. The third Tuesday of every month will now be the new meeting time which goes into effect immediately. The June meeting will now be Tuesday, June 21st. The… Posted by cland on Jun 19, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments I would like respond to a Parenting article that I just read titled “The Truth About Food Allergies.” You can read it here. I would definitely agree that the author is correct to highlight some of the amazing advances that are occurring in the area of food allergies. However,… Posted by cland on May 22, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments I know what you are thinking. There is a headline typo for this story. Allergy-free Bakery. Really? When you visit Sensitive Sweets for the first time, you will realize that there is a definitely a passion for kids with food allergies that exists within. Owner Melanie, mother of 2… Posted by cland on Apr 22, 2011 in Support Group | 0 comments The past few weeks have been quite disturbing news stories on the topic of food allergies. In one story, a man is on trial for lying to customers about the ingredients in his bread. Many of his customers had become ill after digesting what they thought was a glutten-free product. In…