Allergy Stories

A food allergy miracle
By the time Jack Littauer was four, he had already been rushed to the hospital four times for allergic reactions to food, once landing in the intensive care unit. By the time Jack and his family left National Jewish Health, the Littauers felt like a cloud had been lifted.

‘Dr. Fleischer gave me my food back’
By the time Jamie Hanley was 3 and half years old, the list of foods she couldn’t eat had ballooned to 16. Then, the Hanleys found the National Jewish Health Pediatric Day Program. Learn more about Jamie’s story and how the Hanleys are raising money for the Child Life Program.

“Look Papa, they fixed me!”
A chance encounter led the Balay family to National Jewish Health, where they were finally able to find a successful treatment for atopic dermatitis.

She couldn't eat and didn't know why
Mikka White averaged two E.R. visits a week because she couldn't swallow, a symptom she later learned was due to eosinophilic esophagitis.

Screaming over a painful, red rash
When Jorden was 7, a doctor in Greenville, S.C., told Rochelle about National Jewish Health in Denver. “Off we went for two weeks. We began wet wraps and never looked back.”

They had no quality of life, and neither did we
Rachel Princes' two sons both suffered from eczema since they were about six months old.