An 'Allergy Girl' Comes Out of Her Bubble

Since I was born I have dealt with deadly food allergies that include dairy, egg, soy, shrimp, some tree nuts (that's five of the "big eight" food allergens), not to mention beef, cucumber, mustard, melon and so on. But even now, 31 years later, I find danger in unexpected places: on the pickled "vegetable" plate that inexplicably includes mango, or in the guest bathroom of a friend who doesn't realize that washing my face with goat's-milk soap might send me to the emergency room. . read more.