In the age on on-line campaigning, so many calls for support land daily in my in-box that I fear that they do not all get the attention that they probably deserve. But there three reasons why this one one on Change.org caught my eye. 1. I was one of those who went and planted …
Allergy Insight updates
While I have been effectively 'off air' there has been an interesting flow of posts from Alex on his Allergy Insight blog. So for those of you who may have missed them: 19th September - Allergens – easy to ask covering the FSA, Allergy UK and Anaphylaxis Campaign's new …
Pret, Natasha and the sesame seed baguette
There is absolutely nothing good about a teenage girl dying as a result of an allergic reaction. But the massive coverage resulting from the inquest into Natasha's death has at least brought the issue of severe allergies to the forefront of everyone's minds – and that is …
Thank you, Royal Free
The stunning flower arrangements for the funeral were created by the lovely Tanya Pedder in Belsize Park. We do spend a great deal of time complaining about how poor a service the NHS offers, on the whole, to allergy and intolerance sufferers. And that is all too often true. …
James
I have written many posts over the years about friends or colleagues who have died – but never did I think I would be writing one about James, my lifelong partner - and our Webmaster. James died of sepsis resulting from a twisted bowel just over a week ago - after four days on …