The knots we spent hours painstakingly tying by hand more than four months ago were still attached, and sparkly blue balloons still glinted in the sun. These balloons originally came from packages ...

Balloons are a common sight at children's birthdays, weddings, restaurants and shops. But Liz Knight has spent most of her life avoiding them because coming into contact with one could kill her. As a ...

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A woman who is allergic to latex cannot even share a room with a balloon because she could have a deadly reaction. Liz Knight has spent most of her life avoiding latex because of its potentially fatal ...