Teens in the Real World
  Food Allergies in the Real World  

Meet Ariella

Age: 15
Allergic to: peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs
Favorite musicians and bands: John Mayer, Vanessa Carlton, and Dispatch
Loves: swimming, water polo, and horses

What she would like non-allergic people to know about food allergy:
“I would like non-allergic people to know that a food allergy is just as serious as any other life-threatening disability. Although teasing and bullying may see funny, they are not at all."

 



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