An EpiPen Hero

When your child has a peanut allergy, it affects everyone in the family. If we are talking about the allergy to our children as frequently as we should, everyone (including siblings) should be educated to some degree.

I was happy (not sure if that is really the appropriate word here) to see a story of a 20 month old PA kid whose life was saved not by his Mom (she was there but was in sheer panic by a lack of heart beat on her child in anaphylatic shock) , but instead his 3 year old brother who administered the life-saving EpiPen shot.

Read the entire story here.

This story should remind us as parents how important it is that those who are regularly around our PA kid know how to use that shot! It also made me think how my youngest child, Dylan (now 21 months), should be trained in 2 or 3 years on administering it, as well. You never know what circumstances life will bring. If I am emotionally unable to give the shot (I pray that never happens), I want others in my home to be equipped to save Tyler's life.

We often hear stories of gloom and doom when it comes to peanut allergies. Those are certainly warranted. But every now and then you run across something with this frightening allergy that allows a little light to shine in an otherwise dark place.

What a hero 3 year old Alex McLeod is!!