One family in southwestern Minnesota is grateful the first big snow fall didn’t arrive until Monday. It’s because their 12-year old son is allergic to cold weather. Grant Schlager constantly needs to bundle up, be careful with cold drinks and pace himself with summer swimming. Schlager is from the small southern Minnesota town of Jackson…Research shows one in 2,000 people suffer from cold urticarial. “So it’s not quite as uncommon as people think it is,” Dr. Martha Hartz said.

WCCO, by Aristea Brady, 02/22/2012

Tags: allergic to cold weather, Allergy, cold urticarial, Dr. Martha Hartz, Grant Schlager, Research