The emotional weight of choosing food allergy treatment
For years, food allergy families like mine were told the same thing: “Avoid the allergen and carry epinephrine.” Now, many walk into allergy clinics and hear something entirely different: “There are treatments that can help your child.”
What follows is often overwhelm, not relief.
As a psychologist working with the food allergy community, and as a parent who has sought out those treatments for my son, I have watched families try to …
The emotional weight of choosing food allergy treatment
