Wow- Deadly kiss.

[Twinkles6892]

I can't imagine how that boy feels

 

[lisajl]

Just another reason why my daughter won't be dating until she's 30!

How old is your DD now? I have a son who is 8 and allergic to peanuts!
Maybe they can get together later on in life? LOL!!!

It still amazes me how people think this is a joke or that people can't be that senstive to peanuts/ peanut butter, etc.

Yes, it's deadly, yes we deal with it everyday.
No, I do not want to lose my son to this.

Lisa

 

[disneylizzy]

DS 12 is allergic to peanuts. He is not deathly allergic, because I know he has accidentally had peanuts in his mouth once or twice. Once was when a child brought treats into school when he was in third grade. He spit out the cookie when he realized it had peanuts. No reaction.

When we went to WDW in April, we went to the Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station. He had the shrimp noodle bowl and I had pad thai. (loaded with peanuts) Well, I went back up to get an order of egg rolls and he helped himself to several large bites of my pad thai. Immediate reaction. Unfortunately, as we were leaving and he was feeling worse and worse, we ran smack into Spectromagic. We finally got a wheel chair at Guest Services. He had hives all over his upper body, a runny, runny nose and swollen eyes. I know it could have been alot worse.

I gave him Benadryll when we got back to Pop Century. I have never been so scared in my life. He felt fine the next day, but I will never travel without Benadryll for him.

Shortly thereafter, they closed Tomorrowland Noodle Station and I think he really believes it was because of him.

 

[jfulcer]

GRRRRR! This makes me so angry!!!!! Every time I hear about peanut allergies, I remember a WSJ article I read about a drug called TNX-901 that increased an allergic person's resistance from practically nothing to a point that accident exposure like this wouldn't kill someone. Why isn't it being persue???

Read this: http://www.ahrp.org/infomail/05/04/05.php

It has a copy of the WSJ article, but the real reason? The bigger company with the bigger pockets squashed the little company with the little pockets that was testing it. All so they could push their own drug that competed.


GRRRRRRRRR How many needless loss of life/allergic reactions do we need to have before this kind of thing can be looked at again.

GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

 

[momof2inPA]

When we went to WDW in April, we went to the Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station. He had the shrimp noodle bowl and I had pad thai. (loaded with peanuts) Well, I went back up to get an order of egg rolls and he helped himself to several large bites of my pad thai. Immediate reaction. Unfortunately, as we were leaving and he was feeling worse and worse, we ran smack into Spectromagic. We finally got a wheel chair at Guest Services. He had hives all over his upper body, a runny, runny nose and swollen eyes. I know it could have been alot worse.

Please tell me he has epi-pens. That's a pretty bad reaction.

As for the girl that died, I can't believe that boy didn't know she had a peanut allergy or didn't tell her he ate a pb sandwich. Could his hormones have been stronger than his mind or morals? That poor girl's family. I thank God every day that my peanut allergic kids get off that bus safely from school, but when they reach adolescence, it's a whole different ballgame.

 

[momof2inPA]

GRRRRR! This makes me so angry!!!!! Every time I hear about peanut allergies, I remember a WSJ article I read about a drug called TNX-901 that increased an allergic person's resistance from practically nothing to a point that accident exposure like this wouldn't kill someone. Why isn't it being persue???

Read this: http://www.ahrp.org/infomail/05/04/05.php

It has a copy of the WSJ article, but the real reason? The bigger company with the bigger pockets squashed the little company with the little pockets that was testing it. All so they could push their own drug that competed.


GRRRRRRRRR How many needless loss of life/allergic reactions do we need to have before this kind of thing can be looked at again.

GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Yep. This girl could have lived if a few people were less greedy.

 

[lisajl]

Please tell me he has epi-pens. That's a pretty bad reaction.

As for the girl that died, I can't believe that boy didn't know she had a peanut allergy or didn't tell her he ate a pb sandwich. Could his hormones have been stronger than his mind or morals? That poor girl's family. I thank God every day that my peanut allergic kids get off that bus safely from school, but when they reach adolescence, it's a whole different ballgame.

I agree...you need to speak to your doctor about getting an epi-pen for your son. We have two at school and I keep one with me always.
Lisa

 

[robinb]

Very sad. It's a wonder that people who are so sensitive to peanuts make it to their teens and beyond. There is a child in my DD's school that can't even breathe peanut dust he is so allergic. He eats on the other side of the caffeteria (thank goodness!) because my DD would starve if she couldn't eat peanut butter for lunch.

I wonder ... If this girl was so sensitive, why didn't she carry her own Epi-pen?

 

[CharlesTD]

Very sad. It's a wonder that people who are so sensitive to peanuts make it to their teens and beyond. There is a child in my DD's school that can't even breathe peanut dust he is so allergic. He eats on the other side of the caffeteria (thank goodness!) because my DD would starve if she couldn't eat peanut butter for lunch.

I wonder ... If this girl was so sensitive, why didn't she carry her own Epi-pen?

My kids schools have a zero peanut policy no student can bring anything to school that had any trace of peanuts in it which sucks because my kids all love peanut butter and nutella sandwiches. So making lunches for them is a royal pain in the rear. The school doesn't even have any students with peanut allergies this rule is for the entire chsoll system in our city and our entire school board. I am highly allergic to bees and wasps but I never bother carrying my epi pen I was stung once and couldn't give myself the shot so I drove myself to the hospital on my motorcycle LOL.

 

[Amy]

DS15 is allergic to peanuts, and it's such a tough road. There are so many things that he'd like to eat, but the he reads the labels and 99% of the time it'll say "processed on equipment that also processes products containing nuts" and so he can't eat it. EVERY restaurant, EVERY food stand - he has to ask what kind of oil they use to cook things in. Even popcorn at the movie theater can be lethal. He's got an Epi-Pen at school (since it's a drug, it has to stay in the nurse's office - I just hope if he needs it he can get here fast enough!), carries one in his trumpet case, I always have one in my purse, and he's got a pouch that he wears like a fanny pack that holds 2 Epi-pens when he goes anywhere without me. Sounds like overkill, doesn't it? But if it saves his life, it's totally worth it.

Sad part is people who don't take it seriously, like my MIL. I remember when DS15 was maybe 4 or 5 years old, we visited her at Christmas-time. She brought out the cookies, and of course DS wanted one. I reminded her of DS's peanut allergy and asked which cookies had nuts in them. "Why they all do! He'll be ok - I ground them up real good." She STILL doesn't understand how serious his allergy is!

Stories like this one really scare me. I want DS to be aware, but I still want him to LIVE, you know? My prayers go out to that family; I can't imagine what they're going through.

 

[luvmyfam444]

WOW never even heard of peanut dust before (that article talking about the boy & the penut harvests!)
This sure is scary---my hysband works @ a restaurant that only uses peanut oil to fry in....I guess that any child w/an allergy he comes into contact with could be in jeopardy...you know if he goes to dd's school from work he wouldnt' change his clothes, so there would surely be grease on them. I know there is 1 kid w/peanut allergies in her class.
We eat peanuts all the time & I don't always wash my hands - I can't imagine if kids are allergic to residue that I would ever take them out of the house...because of people like me - eat peanuts & pb crackers say @ Walmart while shopping & never wash my hands & the buggy would most likely have peanut residue or certainlt the basket where dd dropped her cracker! OH MY!

How do most people learn about the allergy? Just from trying peanuts & your child develops a rash or what?

 

[momof2inPA]

He eats on the other side of the caffeteria (thank goodness!) because my DD would starve if she couldn't eat peanut butter for lunch.

I wonder ... If this girl was so sensitive, why didn't she carry her own Epi-pen?

In reality your dd won't "starve" without peanut butter, but kids do DIE because of it.

And the girl received the epi-pen almost right away. It doesn't always save your life. Sometimes the peanut protein wins.

 

[momof2inPA]

WOW never even heard of peanut dust before (that article talking about the boy & the penut harvests!)
This sure is scary---my hysband works @ a restaurant that only uses peanut oil to fry in....I guess that any child w/an allergy he comes into contact with could be in jeopardy...you know if he goes to dd's school from work he wouldnt' change his clothes, so there would surely be grease on them. I know there is 1 kid w/peanut allergies in her class.
We eat peanuts all the time & I don't always wash my hands - I can't imagine if kids are allergic to residue that I would ever take them out of the house...because of people like me - eat peanuts & pb crackers say @ Walmart while shopping & never wash my hands & the buggy would most likely have peanut residue or certainlt the basket where dd dropped her cracker! OH MY!

How do most people learn about the allergy? Just from trying peanuts & your child develops a rash or what?

We found out my son had a peanut allergy when he ate a cookie with peanuts at about 1 year old and almost died, he had facial and throat swelling, all over hives, etc. Two emergency room visits in one day later, and we scheduled an appointment for allergy testing.

He is sensitive to touching surfaces with peanut residue. Usually, dispersion seems to save his life. After time those touched carts at Walmart or the rides at Disney will have any peanut protein on them rubbed off by others, but sometimes he gets itchy for no apparent reason. It's most likely from others eating pb or soy and touching things that he eventually touches. We give him benadryl and hope his allergic reaction doesn't progress. So far he's only had anaphylaxis from ingestion.

We also have to be careful of dogs. Just like the boy who gave the kiss had peanut protein in his saliva, dogs can carry the protein from eating food with peanut in it, and lots of dog treats contain peanuts or peanut butter.

 

[VSL]

Sad part is people who don't take it seriously, like my MIL. ...She brought out the cookies, and of course DS wanted one. I reminded her of DS's peanut allergy and asked which cookies had nuts in them. "Why they all do! He'll be ok - I ground them up real good." She STILL doesn't understand how serious his allergy is!

 

[aprilgail2]

Please tell me he has epi-pens. That's a pretty bad reaction.

As for the girl that died, I can't believe that boy didn't know she had a peanut allergy or didn't tell her he ate a pb sandwich. Could his hormones have been stronger than his mind or morals?

In the newspaper today it said he was totally unaware that she even HAD a peanut allergy......so he did nothing wrong.

My daughters school has no rules for peanut kids other than they have a special table at lunch and they have snack time in a seperate room with just the 2 peanut allergy kids in first grade...
Even if school havea peanut ban it is still not totally safe...my daughter eats peanut butter for breakfast so she ends up with peanut oil on her body someplace and she has it for evening snack and lunch everyday in some form and sometimes for snack at school....so even if it was banned from school the oil would still be on her someplace from breakfast......she eats so much that somdays she just smells like a giant peanut butter sandwich. I wouldn't be happy if the school banned peanut butter but if they did she would certainly not bring it for lunch but but for now they just have to sit at a special table.
What do people do in public places that have a peanut allergy...like on a school trip they took the train and some kids were eating peanuts on the train around the general public..how do you keep your kids away from things like that on public transportation....and on planes I usually have a peanut butter sandwich that my dauhgter eats during the flight...what do you do on planes??

 

[mbw12]

There is a child in my DD's school that can't even breathe peanut dust he is so allergic. He eats on the other side of the caffeteria (thank goodness!) because my DD would starve if she couldn't eat peanut butter for lunch.
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Coming from a mother of children that had food allergies....wow...that came across a little harsh and insensitive. I hope you really didn't mean it the way it came across. Your daughter won't STARVE if she can't have peanut butter for lunch, but that poor other child could certainly DIE!

 

[robinb]

There is a child in my DD's school that can't even breathe peanut dust he is so allergic. He eats on the other side of the caffeteria (thank goodness!) because my DD would starve if she couldn't eat peanut butter for lunch.
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Coming from a mother of children that had food allergies....wow...that came across a little harsh and insensitive. I hope you really didn't mean it the way it came across. Your daughter won't STARVE if she can't have peanut butter for lunch, but that poor other child could certainly DIE!

Yes, you are viewing it as harsh and insesitive because your are someone who has children with food allergies.

 

[AnaheimGirl]

Coming from a mother of children that had food allergies....wow...that came across a little harsh and insensitive. I hope you really didn't mean it the way it came across. Your daughter won't STARVE if she can't have peanut butter for lunch, but that poor other child could certainly DIE!

It's not just because you have children with food allergies. I thought it came across a little harsh as well, and my kids can eat anything. I know Robin didn't mean it that way, just didn't want you to think you were being overly sensitive.

 

[YourMajesty]

My DS (5) had a milk allergy as a baby and toddler. Neither grandma took it seriously unitl they both (on seperate occasions) had his face turn red and swell up with hives(after feeding dairy). Recently he had a minor episode of throat pain, itching and swelling after dinner. It provided a small glimpse into the more firghtening side of food allergies. Our school does not limit peanut snacks or foods. They leave it to the parents to pack the right food and the kid to stay away from peanuts(hard for little ones but that is their rule). I do understand the dust and residue problem too. There was a boy in the neighborhood that eneded up in the ER after someone touched his bike that had eaten a pb&j sandwhich. I really feel for the girl's family who died. I've seen many stats that teenagers are at an increased risk for anaphylaxis(tough age).

 

[cardaway]

My kids schools have a zero peanut policy no student can bring anything to school that had any trace of peanuts in it which sucks because my kids all love peanut butter and nutella sandwiches. So making lunches for them is a royal pain in the rear. The school doesn't even have any students with peanut allergies this rule is for the entire chsoll system in our city and our entire school board. I am highly allergic to bees and wasps but I never bother carrying my epi pen I was stung once and couldn't give myself the shot so I drove myself to the hospital on my motorcycle LOL.

Talk about overreaction. Doesn't completely get rid of the risk and creates a false sense of security.