ShotBlocker and the Buzzy Bee for Shots Reviews – Do These Devices Stop Injection Pain?

We’ve tried out both the ShotBlocker and the Buzzy Bee for shots. Both work surprisingly well at reducing the pain of an injection according to our 5-year-old. Most importantly, our 5-year-old asks us to use these when getting shots for … Continue reading

The Debut of “Healthier Ever After,” Our Injection Tips Book for Autoinflammatory Diseases

We are very excited to share our newest publication, the “Healthier Ever After” book to help families with young children thrive and cope with frequent (and often very painful) injectable medications to help treat autoinflammatory diseases. This book was printed … Continue reading

How to Reduce the Pain of a Kineret (Anakinra) Injection

Kineret® (anakinra), is FDA-approved to treat the NOMID (Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease) form of CAPS (Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes), and approved to treat all forms of CAPS in the European Union. Kineret is also approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis. However, it … Continue reading