Food allergies.

Today was a scary day for my family. My nephew was rushed to the hospital because of his severe peanut allergy. He ended up in the ICU on a ventilator. Thank God he should be just fine, but I think that there needs to be way more education on what a food allergy is, what are the symptoms, and what to do in case someone is have a reaction to food.

Being Valentine's Day weekend, and a cute 8 year old boy, he ate a tiny piece of chocolate that contained peanut butter that was passed out at his school. He went from feeling a bit sick to pretty much having his lips swell up, and his throat starting to close in a very short amount of time. I dont know what the school policies are and such, but I definitely feel that there needs to be some kind of plan of action as to what is to be done when something like this happens. People need to understand that this isn't something that just fixes itself. I mean people die every year because they go into anaphylactic shock.

It was scary and tough seeing my nephew laying in an ICU hospital room with a tube through his mouth. This should have never happened, and it's a blessing that nothing worse happened to him. My daughter has a milk and egg allergy, and it scares the bejeebees outta me to think that she could one day accidentally ingest something she shouldn't and she isn't around someone that knows what to do.

Please keep my nephew in your prayers, and please if you are ever around someone that is having an allergic reaction REACT!! Most people with food allergies have an Epi pen on them. It's very easy to administer, and wont do them any harm if you inject them if they didnt need it, but can cause a lot of harm if they really needed it, and you were to afraid to administer it. Also, if you are in doubt just call 911. It's always absolutely more important to be safe than sorry.