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Brian
  • By Brian · New reply August 27, 2010
  • Journal · 76 replies
  • All of us at Inspire care a great deal about your privacy and work hard to ensure the information you trust us with is kept safe. We designed Inspire so that you have complete control over how your personal ...

Update

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply August 5, 2010
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Hey ya'll, I found out Im anemic, but dont have anymore problems. It was scary these past few days, not knowing, but now its over! :) Will write more tomorrow! BYYYYYEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D ...

Ive got bad news... :/

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply July 31, 2010
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Hey guys, havent been on in awhile. :( Well, Ive have bad news, and worse news. Bad news first: I have been extremely thirsty, tingling hands that go numb often, extreme hunger (then nauesousness right ...

I'm here to help!

jemmamercer
  • By jemmamercer · New reply July 25, 2010
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I'm not really here to get support, but more to give support. I want to help other people going through what I went through and other things, too! I want to be a therapist one day - I'd love to help you ...

Hair

Estelle-16
  • By Estelle-16 · Posted July 20, 2010
  • Discussion in Research · 0 replies
  • Since coming off chemo 8 months ago, my hair has grown considerably (head). Leg and arm hair is just less than normal - not as much as it used to be and I don't have to shave. Facial hair popped up quite ...

Anti-perspirants

Estelle-16
  • By Estelle-16 · Posted July 20, 2010
  • Discussion in Research · 0 replies
  • Does anyone have an alternative to anti-perspirants or roll-on deodorants? I've been told that anti-perspirants can clog pores and be a cause of cancer - I'd imagine roll-ons would also do it. I don't ...

Fish Allergies

Estelle-16
  • By Estelle-16 · New reply July 19, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I'm not allergic to every kind of fish and am able to eat tinned and shellfish, however I am careful to take 2 anti-histamine tablets half an hour before I eat and 1 afterwards. It's like a magic remedy ...

Dad's 60th Birthday, Creative Free Ideas

renielou
  • By renielou · New reply July 17, 2010
  • Journal · 23 replies
  • My Dad's 60th birthday is on July 16th and I am, pretty BROKE. I know the whole, oh "all I need is love" crap, but I want to do something special for him. He is letting me live with them [my folks] and ...

is it safe, The Food in Schools

wolf55
  • By wolf55 · Posted July 8, 2010
  • Discussion in Food allergies and school · 0 replies
  • Micowave it or let noodles stand in water for hrs, or how clean are the dishes. Or paper. What's movin in and out of the food in our Schools ...

Long time no talk!!!! :)

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 30, 2010
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • I havent written you guys in awhile, boo to me! Well, last tuesday, I still felt like crap but I went to a amusement/water park. It has alot of hills, and was very big, so I lost weight and had fun! haha ...

Only $26 million on research?

SteveDC
  • By SteveDC · New reply June 26, 2010
  • Discussion in Advocacy · 3 replies
  • It's mind-boggling that the federal government spends so little on research to find a cure for life-threatening food allergies. $26 million is a drop in the bucket compared to other disease research ...

New NIH Study -- Milk and Egg Allergies

SteveDC
  • By SteveDC · New reply June 21, 2010
  • Discussion in Research · 2 replies
  • Milk and Egg Allergies in Infants May Predict Development of Peanut Allergy -- Early results from a study of more than 500 infants with egg or milk allergy indicate that they are at risk for developing ...

Well,

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 21, 2010
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I have the flu *blah* . (Viral). I have to wait it out since there is nothing they can do. ahhhhhh... I have to wait to workout until I feel good..... whenever that will be. I have no patientce haha ...

Update on me..

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 19, 2010
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • well, Still hurting, wanted to wait and see if it went away. Hasnt gone away, so I will go to the hospital. The pain has gone away a little so thats good right? Well, anyways despite pain, exhaustion ...

Ouch!

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 19, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Today I woke up and everything hurts. Im not talking sore, Im saying cry , cant walk, cant move pain! i dont know why :( And its not cause of exercising ..... idk .... ill write later... i hurt ...

Grrr...

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 16, 2010
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I havent written in a couple of days. Sorry. We are gettig the membership today instead of monday because there isnt enough time in a day. haha. But all is well. I only did like ten minutes of my ab bootcamp ...

One step closer!! :D

bubblesmatters
  • By bubblesmatters · New reply June 15, 2010
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Mom filled out a voucher for ymca gym! :) Tomorrow we are gonna drop them off and hopefully get memberships. Im excited and nervous! Ive never been to a gym (A shocker I know), so I dont know what I should ...

Giving it Up

SteveDC
  • By SteveDC · Posted May 11, 2010
  • Discussion in Advocacy · 0 replies
  • For FAI's "Give it Up" campaign during Food Allergy Awareness Week, I'm giving up eggs -- one of the tougher allergens to avoid. It's a vivid reminder how challenging it is for people with egg allergies ...

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