Meet Marissa
Age: 17
Allergic to: peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds
Favorite TV shows: The O.C., Laguna Beach
Loves: volunteering
Advice to other teens with food allergies:
As you get older, you are not around your parents as much, so you must take the initiative to address your food allergies on your own. Getting older gives you more independence, but that also means more responsibility for making sensible decisions.
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