The Encounter With Peanuts

So, as many of you know, Alissa is allergic to peanuts. So, the heading of this post is not a welcome one. Yesterday, I was on worship team and we had a brief practice before church. I let someone hold her while we were warming up for 15 minutes. So when we were done, I found Alissa and she said her throat was spicy. Someone had taken her to get a drink of water. She then started coughing and acted like she was going to get sick. I rushed her to the bathroom, thinking she had immediately acquired the stomach flu. Sue Delmege (Masch)came around the corner just as I was rushing to the bathroom. She stayed with Alissa while I was doing worship. In the middle of worship I received a "thumbs up". So I thought everything was okay. But, throughout the service I noticed she had disappeared with Alissa for awhile. At the end of worship, I sat down and noticed Masch shaking her head no. I grabbed our coats and we went to the bathroom again. During worship, someone came up and said I'm sorry I gave her candy. Well being the nurse that Masch is, it immediately crept into her mind on what type of candy. Alissa at this point had thrown up 3 times. Her eyes were not red and her face itchy. Her voice was raspy as well. We found out..the type of candy......snickers. We knew then what was happening. Allergic reaction. WE ran next door to the church clinic. Benedryl was given but I didn't have her epi pen on us. Masch ran to the house..but the house was locked. She threw snowballs and bagged on the door until Chris came to open it. In a half daze from sleep, he found the epi pen. When Masch came back to the clinic, I administered the first epi pen. Unaware that was supposed to hold it on her leg for 10 seconds, most of the liquid went all over her leg. So, Ali Reeves (a dear friend and physicians assistant) gave her the 2nd one. Immediate relief. Well, after off to emergency for a visit. They needed to monitor her heart for 2 hours. She is on steriods and benedryl for 5 days. I'm thankful that she's okay and the right people were there at the right time.