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Article: Allergies galore!
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- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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Managing Allergies Is More Than a Call to 911
In the summer of 2001, Congressional Camp found itself hip deep in allergies. Of the 490 campers on our campus, 222 had identified allergies. This fact left us limp and sweaty with concern ... and it wasn't because of the humid Virginia summers.
We knew that food allergies never take a break, never rest, never leave well enough alone, and never forgive a tiny transgression -- "just this one time." The worry about an exquisitely allergic child is continuous -- for the parents and for our director and staff.
A million questions swarmed like mosquitoes around our heads. How would we manage? Could we ...