The Flight I Almost Didn't Take

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Shared by a reader. Names and details lightly edited for privacy.

For most of my twenties I refused to fly. The idea of being sealed in a metal tube at 35,000 feet, surrounded by people opening bags of peanuts, with no hospital in reach — it was too much. Then my sister got engaged overseas, and I couldn’t say no.

My First Time Using Epinephrine

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’d carried an auto-injector for fifteen years before I ever had to use it. I’d half convinced myself I never would. Then one wrong bite changed that.

It happened fast

A dessert at a friend’s dinner — described as “definitely peanut-free” — wasn’t. Within minutes my throat felt thick and my skin went hot and blotchy. The old instinct to “wait and see” kicked in, but I’d rehearsed this moment in my head a hundred times.

Close Call on Food Allergy Informer

The Flight I Almost Didn't Take

My First Time Using Epinephrine

It happened fast