Food Allergic Reaction at School–The Dreaded Call
A friend sent me this very moving article on her sons food allergy reaction while at day care.
Many of you will be able to relate and you can click over to read the article. Here are my favorite parts:
The daycare director reported that my son negotiated with her about how he didn't need the shot. She said he finally gave up his arguments and let her give it to him but he told her how to do it, exactly where to give it, and that she needed to call 911 and could she please put a band aid on the spot afterward? That's cute, but four year olds should not have to know how to save their own lives.
The next day I reviewed entire incident with my son's allergist. He too felt we did the right thing. After I hung up the phone I got my son's breakfast and he promptly spilled his orange juice all over himself and the floor. I cleaned it up with a smile, helped him change into dry clothes, and drove him to daycare. I didn't want to, but I had to. This life, it's like riding a bicycle. If you fall you have to get back up and get back on the bike again. If you don't, if you hesitate from the fear of it all, you'll never ride again. And so you get back up, put your feet on the pedals, and push on.
June 3, 2010 @ 6:45 am
Daycare management and teachers should have allergy records of every student they have. This is to avoid such risk to the lives of our children. Nice of you to share this.