Check out this New York Times article.
Say what? A lot of the food allergies people claim are either misinterpretations of what their docs said -- or outright misdiagnoses?
How could this be?
The next thing is they'll be telling me that many of the folks who claim allergies to my dogs are just people with phobias and other psychiatric malfunctions who're just using the suffering that people with real allergies have to live with -- often on a daily basis -- as a screen for their own need to control others!
Go figure.
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- Ken Chiacchia
- I escaped a biochemistry laboratory at Harvard University in 1990, to pursue literary pretension. Since that Crazy Ivan jolted me off the tracks, I’ve developed into a tetrapartite life form: *** A science journalist, with publications in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh City Paper (though they don’t seem to have archived any of my stuff), and others. I also work as a staff PR writer at a Big Company. My professional society is the National Association of Science Writers. *** A science fiction writer with upwards of a dozen paid publications, and membership in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. *** A dog guy who does search and rescue with Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group — or a SAR guy who works with dogs, maybe. I’ve written about dogs and dog olfaction for both popular and SAR publications, somewhat blending personae 1 and 3. *** A farmer? I’m still reconciling that one — I’m from Hackensack, for Pete’s sake. First came the farm collies, on whom I dote; now the chickens, who are surprisingly charming and cheerful; next, maybe, the meat sheep. In any case, it’s growing on me in a big way.
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My husband professes to be horribly allergic to cats. In an odd bit of congruence - he also happens to detest them.
Lucky for him the affliction has not caused him to react adversely (in either way) to dogs!
Oh Ken ... My brother's sister-in-law is married to this guy:
"The next thing is they'll be telling me that many of the folks who claim allergies to my dogs are just people with phobias and other psychiatric malfunctions who're just using the suffering that people with real allergies have to live with -- often on a daily basis -- as a screen for their own need to control others!"
I am barely able to be civil around Mr. Stick Up His Ass -- and so I am rarely allowed by family in his company. He is "drug free" and so he won't even try to manage his claims of allergies with so such as a Benadryl to allow my brother's family to not board their dog when he visits.
Oh yeah, that would so happen here. NOT.
He also has -- and I know this will shock you not -- extremely precise and restricted dietary "requirements."
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