Slim and serious, he mounts his bike. His long fingers grasp the handlebars firmly, and he checks his balance. Today he has a cold, and the circles under his eyes are darker than usual. When he explains his situation, he speaks with deliberation. "I don't eat much, unless Mom can check the ingredients. Then I can eat. But not 'til then."
Why so cautious? Maybe it's the result of spending so much of his childhood trying to make himself understood to doctors while gasping for air. Knowing that the simplest things can kill you . . . well, it does make a guy careful.
Cameron Liflander has allergies. This makes him no different from more than 50 million other Americans today. But his problem is not merely the watery eyes or scratchy throat we associate with that word. Cameron's seven-year-old body is waging a fierce war with his environment. And his mother fears that one day the environment could win.
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