Dear Santa... From the Allergizer

Filed in archive Allergy Blogs on December 24, 2007

I know I'm too old to be writing to Santa, but if I can make a wishlist and if Santa could read my blog, here's what I'd be asking for:

• More funding for allergy research, to find out the causes, the why's and how's of allergies, to be able to come up with more effective ways of preventing and treating allergies


• More awareness campaigns about how life-threatening some allergies can be


• More sympathy, respect and understanding for allergies from restaurants, food manufacturers, schools, and the public


• More businesses and establishments catering to individuals with allergies, particularly food allergies


• Less, if not zero, cases of anaphylaxis and deaths due to allergies, be it food allergy, bee sting allergy, or some other form of allergy


• More allergists particularly in places where it takes months to get an appointment with one

And on a personal note, I wish my next child won't have multiple allergies like my first born.