A glimpse into our family's life with Life-Threatening Food Allergies.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Slippery, Slimey Pumpkin Guts
Tonight was a family fun night of carving pumpkins, playing with the slimey pumpkin guts, and enjoying salty pumpkin seeds still warm from the oven. Yum-O! (Notice the boys are wearing non-latex gloves because the pumpkin goo always seems to irritate their eczema.)
I am the mom of 2 awesome boys. My youngest son has life-threatening food allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish. Both kiddos also have seasonal and environmental allergies, eczema, asthma, and a vision impairment called Ocular Albinism. "Life is a journey, not a destination".
Each year in the US there are approximately 30,000 anaphylactic episodes, involving about 2,000 hospitalizations and 150-200 deaths due to anaphylactic shock.
These pictures only represent a handful of those who have died due to fatal food reactions. To learn more about each individual, please click on the slideshow below. My heart goes out to all of their loved ones!
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