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Tag: food allergy tragedy
Ohio Family Channels Grief into Food Allergy Advocacy to Honor Daughter
The Suhy family of Independence, Ohio, last November experienced the unimaginable tragedy of losing their daughter to an anaphylactic reaction.… Read more »
College Student ‘Who Lit Up a Room,’ Dies of Severe Reaction to Chinese Food
Maximillian Alexander McGlinchey, a Penn State University student, died on June 23, 2018 as a result of anaphylaxis to peanut… Read more »
Florida Teen Dies Following Severe Allergic Reaction to Peanut
Updated: July 13, 2018 – Alexi Ryann Stafford, a 15-year-old from Weston, Florida, with a peanut allergy and asthma, has died… Read more »
After Elijah Tragedy, New York City to Require Stock Epinephrine and Training at Daycares
The tragic death of 3-year-old Elijah Silvera continues to reverberate in New York City, with a new amendment to the… Read more »
Advocates Lobby for NY Bills: From Preschool Allergy Policies to Auto-Injector Access
Advocates, including parents who have lost children to anaphylaxis, were in Albany, NY on May 16, 2018 to raise… Read more »
Probe Called into Tragic Death of Allergic 3-Year-Old Given Grilled Cheese at Preschool
Updated November 10, 2017: A 3-year-old has died after his family says he was given a grilled cheese sandwich by… Read more »
Teen Who Turned Life Around Dies of Allergic Reaction to Nuts
Teen ate power bar, not realizing it contained nuts. He didn’t have an auto-injector.
Grieving Mom Warns: Speak Up About Severe Food Allergies
Young man who died of anaphylaxis had been embarrassed about multiple food allergies.
After Son’s Nut Allergy Tragedy, Family Urges Food Allergy Education
Oakley Debbs, 11, died of anaphylaxis after consuming nut-containing cake.