louise on the left (coast)

...And so the little pig decided to build a house of bricks He knew the bricks would keep him safe from harm. And this made the wolf so mad.   The wolf howled "Let me  in , let me in!"  "Or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in!" "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin" laughed the pig. He laughed so hard that he started to cough. Before long the little pig realized he couldn't let the wolf in at all. The little pig couldn't let in the wolf  because was too sick to get out of bed. The wolf repeated his demand, "Little Pig, little pig, let me in!" And the little pig thought to himself. "I can't.  You're already here." Finally, the wolf heard the little pig coughing and the wolf tucked his tail between his legs, and took off running just as fast as he could run. -- The end. Mr. Swine Flu.  H1N1.  It's here. Yes, yesterday we had a visitor in our house.  Mr

Wow. Nice to know there may actually some hope on the horizon about this horrific "allergy." I would be happy to sign my child up for any treatments that may lessen the severity of reaction to peanuts, but I don't know if I'd ever really believe they were actually gone for good. In my own life I have come to see that sometimes allergies come and go. Immune responses fluctuate. This is what's maddening about working with allergies and rheumatological issues: They rarely stay the same from year to year. They seem to evolve all the time, so would I let my child ever pig out on Snickers Bars or Chinese food? Nope. But, I'd breathe easier knowing that she has the most current treatments that may help protect her from another life-threatening anaphylaxis episode. Look: I watched how fast, how severe and how worried the ER staff were. I heard the words "we are doing our best, but we may not be able to save her." I saw my tiny daughter reach out for