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\"Alexa
Alexa Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I am the Harvard University student who made the news in the summer of 2019 when I suffered an anaphylactic reaction on a flight home to Chicago after finishing my freshman year. On May 15, 2019, I purchased a salad in the Boston airport to take with me on my flight. It was supposed to be nut-free, but I later learned it was likely cross-contaminated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after takeoff, I ate\none piece of chicken in the salad and my throat began to tighten. I am severely\nallergic to nuts, and clearly, this was the start of a serious reaction. Over\nthe next two surreal and terrifying hours, the Southwest Airlines’ flight\nattendants did not offer me epinephrine or offer to ask on the P.A. system for\na medical professional. They just asked me to lock the restroom door for\nprivacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So after injecting my own epinephrine auto-injector, I sat on the bathroom floor, slipping in and out of consciousness until we were approaching Chicago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shocking experience motivated me to become an advocate for the necessity of requiring auto-injectors in airplane medical kits. I started a Change.org petition<\/a>, advocated for the issue in the media, and contacted several senators. I am currently working with Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth\u2019s office on this effort, which has been featured on NBC Chicago<\/a>, The Hill, Forbes, and the Boston Globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what I haven’t spoken about before is the aftermath of the harrowing in-flight reaction. This traumatizing incident took place mere weeks before I was meant to travel to Spain for a 10-week study abroad program with the Summer Institute of Hispanic Studies (SIHS) and an internship with the Spanish Red Cross. I was going to travel to Europe \u2013 alone \u2013 where I was told food allergies aren’t as common and thus frequently misunderstood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off to Europe, With Anxiety<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I met with my allergist, who gravely advised me to consider postponing my study abroad to another year. Her concern was not necessarily about any danger I would be in, but about the new anxiety<\/a> I had developed around my tree nuts allergy following the Southwest incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But contrary to her recommendation, I stubbornly refused to let my new allergy anxiety stop me from living my dream of studying in Europe. My mom was concerned, but knew what the trip meant to me, and thought I had the power to overcome the anxiety. So with meticulous preparation and her encouragement, I made the choice to go.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Alexa
Alexa and her friend Aspen went ziplining in Toledo, Spain.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This deliberate decision would prove transformative. My time in Europe forced me to confront this paralyzing anxiety and find ways to overcome it. With determination (and several extra auto-injectors in my backpack), in the summer of 2019, I chose to live<\/em> my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transformation was not\nimmediate, however. I was flying to France first, then onto Spain. Once aboard\nmy transatlantic flight to Paris, I was blinking back tears. My throat tightened\nwith anxiety, and a sense of panic set in. I thought, \u201cI am not ready. I can\u2019t\ndo this. I need to go back now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back, I can see the irrationality\nin many of these thoughts. I was prepared: I had five auto-injectors, chef\ncards translated into French and Spanish, a list of the countries’ traditional\nfoods that contained nuts, several pounds of my favorite nut-free granola bars,\nand a medical ID bracelet. But anxiety is not rational. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food Fear in the City of Caf\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alexa
Alexa visiting Versailles in France.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first weekend in France was\ndebilitating. I could not bring myself to eat at any restaurant or caf\u00e9,\ndespite staff assurances about preparing safe meals. When I visited the Louvre\nMuseum in Paris, I ordered a simple, vegetable soup from the restaurant. It was\nnut-safe (I asked three times), and I wanted to eat it. But other dishes on the\nmenu did contain nuts, so the green soup just sat in front of me. I was\nincapable of eating it; I was paralyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I shopped at the\nlocal grocery stores and exclusively ate what I purchased there. That weekend\nin Paris, I ate a ridiculous amount of pre-packaged bread, protein yogurt,\ncarrots and fresh fruit. Each trip to the store was extremely long, as I typed every\nFrench ingredient name into my Google Translate app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial weekend foreshadowed\na summer abroad experience full of fear and restraint. This wasn’t the\nexperience I had been dreaming of, and I knew it had to stop. I consciously\nstarted to deal with my allergy anxiety in several ways. Every time that I felt\nmy throat tighten and my anxiety levels heighten, I pulled out my phone. I\nwould start writing in my \u201cNotes\u201d app about how I was feeling, or put in my Earbuds\nand listen to calming music. I made sure to carry a granola bar and a fresh\nsnack to ensure I always had something safe to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding My Voice in Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alexa
Alexa and Aspen make paella in a small pueblo near Leon, Spain. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the Paris weekend, I\ntook my next flight to Madrid. Once there, I felt in much safer hands. My SIHS program\ndirector has a severe allergy to oranges, and so both he and his wife ensured\nthere was no possibility of cross-contamination or a trace of nuts in our food.\nBefore each meal, I would talk to both my program director and the restaurant\nchef. Over time, our routine and my relentless reminders allowed me to relax at\nmeal times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, the primary way in which I was able to overcome this fear of eating food while in Europe was to talk with other students in my group about my allergy. I explained to each of them what I was allergic to, how allergies work, and what they could do to help me stay safe. I was vocal when I started feeling anxious about where were going to eat, and became open about saying if I was feeling uneasy about a certain dish. It was a blessing that my group members actively sought to protect and support me with my food limitations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
Alexa at the Montserrat Monastery in Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One evening in Madrid, our group had finished touring for our cultural studies course, and the program director purchased everyone a gelato. It was not safe for me. When one of my friends saw that I hadn’t ordered, I explained the dangerous reality of cross-contamination. He offered to find a shop where I could get an ice cream too; and I was able to get a safe cone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although a small gesture, this act helped to reassure me that those around me did not judge me for my allergy. They wanted to keep me safe and included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always carried two epinephrine auto-injectors, antihistamine, a detailed anaphylaxis care plan, and my chef cards. Plus, I instructed all group members on how to use an epinephrine auto-injector.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dialing Down the Fear Factor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, it took almost two weeks for the anxious, tight feeling in my throat to completely disappear. It was a slow acclimation to the pressures of living alone in Europe. But I made it there. I went to the gym at least four times a week, and I continued to call my friends and family to manage the remaining anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Alexa
Alexa near Monte Igeldo Park in Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While in Spain, I got to visit the country’s diverse regions and cities: from Picos de Europa National Park and San Sebasti\u00e1n in the north, to Barcelona, southern Granada, and of course, Madrid. Despite my food allergy, I had an amazing culinary experience in Spain. I frequently had Tortilla de Espa\u00f1ola<\/em> (Spanish omelet), Paella de Mariscos<\/em>, Spanish ham with melon, Natillas<\/em> (custard), Arroz con leche<\/em> (rice pudding), and many other unique Spanish foods. I learned to trust the chefs and waitstaff in restaurants, who sufficiently assured me that there was no potential for cross-contamination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling or studying abroad\nin a foreign-speaking country can seem intimidating and dangerous, but it is\nattainable with the right precautions. My food allergies are a real, and\nsometimes frightening, part of my daily reality. But I didn\u2019t let them stop me\nfrom living<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if we can just get auto-injectors on all airplanes to add to essential travel precautions, many more of us will feel safer as we explore our own country and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Alexa Jordan’s petition for auto-injectors aboard airlines <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Reading:
<\/strong>DOT Warns American Airlines: Food Allergy Family’s Rights Violated<\/a>
What My Family is Learning By Traveling the World with Food Allergies<\/a>
Studying Abroad with Food Allergies: An Experience Not To Be Missed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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