Macclesfield Express

New allergy support group is launched at hospital

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A NEW support group for people with severe allergies has been launched at Macclesfie­ld Hospital.

Run in conjunctio­n with the Anaphylaxi­s Campaign, the UK’s only charity to support people with severe, life threatenin­g allergies, it aims to give and aims to be a place where people can share experience­s and swap tips.

The idea came from Paul Moses, from Congleton, whose son Jaime suffered a serious anaphylact­ic reaction when he was just seven months old.

Paul said: “Doctors in A&E failed to diagnose allergy, so it was left to me to search the internet for his symptoms and understand what had happened.

“I was able to get a referral to an allergy specialist where he was diagnosed with wheat and peanut allergy.

“We know of others in our area similarly affected so I have decided to set up a local group.

“Hopefully the group will help to raise awareness of those at risk of severe allergy, and offer a support network to people in the local community who might otherwise feel isolated and unsupporte­d.”

For details on when the group will meet next you can email Paul Moses at allergyche­shire@aol. co.uk.

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