I'm fully aware that of all the things that I could or should share with family and friends right now this should be at the bottom of the barrel. But this is important to me so I want to write about it:
Today, I made a break-through concerning my apple allergy.
When I was about seven years old I remember being in the car with my dad on the long road to Flaming Gorge. We had a few travel snacks and among them were a pair of apples. I ate mine and enjoyed it until my throat began to itch, then my mouth, then my tongue. There might have been some swelling too. It was extremely uncomfortable and I wondered if I would die.
I didn't.
But I kind of wanted to.
After that I noticed that it wasn't just apples that caused this reaction. To my dismay eating peaches, plums, nectarines, and pears became uncomfortable. I have a vivid memory of getting a Jamba (I think back then it was Zuka) Juice with some friends in middle school. I chose one that had fresh peaches in it and my top lip was cracked in the center. Well that angry little peach got in there and made the point at the center of my top lip swell to the size of a marble. Gross and embarassing.
So I've been annoyed and upset for a good amount of years over all this fruit I can't consume. Every once in awhile I would try one of these forbidden fruits to see if maybe, just maybe I've grown out of the allergy or that maybe it was just THAT apple or just THAT peach. But to no avail. Until recent years. Some of the fruit I've tried, mostly home grown stuff I've been ok with. That made me think it was a pesticides thing. So I tried organic apples at the grocery store. No good. Today though I made a break through. I've realilzed at least where apples are concerned that green apples are fine, red ones are the ones that do it to me. I'm like Snow White. Weird right? But now I can eat apples again! Can anyone figure this out? If you tell me its all in my head or that I'm faking it, we aren't friends anymore.
More on Cleveland OH later. I'm jobless thus have plenty of time to write.
5 comments:
hm...interesting....I have this same allergic problem...maybe on my grocery trip on Monday I need to pick up a green apple!?!?!
That's not so exciting because green apples are gross unless baked in a pie. HI HEATHER!
Congradulations! You should probably be glad I wasn't with you when you tried the green apple because I probably wouldn't have let you. But I am glad you are back in the world of apples...part of it anyway.
"Washington Apples"
What I would do is start out with some safe fruit: sour apples, sour watermelon, peach rings, candy berries, and some assorted fruit jelly bellies. Sort of work your way up to the hard stuff.
That doesn't sound like a bad idea. I think I'll try it, too.
My younger brother and sister have the same allergy. Only it's for fresh carrots and celery too. Sad!
Sadie's idea is by far the best. Stick to candy fruit, Heather! It's the only way!
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