My Kid with Nut Allergies
Every time we are at a restaurant or at a party, I am always pleasantly surprised that Tanner is the first one to say, "I am allergic to nuts. I can't have any nuts. Does that have nuts in it?" He says so quite matter-of-factly, without a trace of fear or nervousness in his voice.
And then I feel pride... and gratitude for this wonderful kid, who is like a light in my life. He has peanut and tree nut allergies. But to him, life is still something to be savored and experienced with gusto!
I wanted to share this video because I think it's important to note that using an Epi-pen so simple, that even a person as young as four is capable of doing it AND teaching others how to do it. (Note that he is using the TRAINER and not actually giving himself a shot in this video!)
And then I feel pride... and gratitude for this wonderful kid, who is like a light in my life. He has peanut and tree nut allergies. But to him, life is still something to be savored and experienced with gusto!
I wanted to share this video because I think it's important to note that using an Epi-pen so simple, that even a person as young as four is capable of doing it AND teaching others how to do it. (Note that he is using the TRAINER and not actually giving himself a shot in this video!)
Labels: nut allergies, nut allergy
posted by Ria at 3:26 PM
9 Comments:
Great job, Tanner!
A great refresher for me! I'll definitely have Ava watch this. Tanner is a natural!
It's great that he has that kind of understanding of allergies at that age ... and the courage to deal with the Epipen. I had to do that to the Husband once, and it scared me to death.
Yay, Tanner!!
Tanner is quite the spokesperson.
i'm so proud of how brave he is.
The Sharon family is doing an amazing job at this, not just for themselves, but for children & families with allergic children worldwide. GREAT JOB! NEVER GIVE UP!
Wonderful job! And a great video. Tanner, you have provided a valuable service for many, many people - thank you!
Thanks for the feedback, friends! Tanner was a little awestruck by his own celeb status. I asked him, "What do you think? All these people are very proud of you?"
He replies, "I... don't know, Mommy. Let's think about that tomorrow."
Okay, Scarlett.
Okay, that's outright precious.
A-dor-able! I own a catering company in a suburb of Detroit. I'm not only going to show this video to some of my family (I have a niece with food allergy intolerance), but I'm also going to show it to a few of key people who work with me that have a "case of nerves" about needles even though it's doubtful that we'd ever need to know this - but you never know!
Thanks, Carlo! Your efforts will help educate others on food allergies too... so thank you!
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