DS asked me to log into his google account to proof something that is due next week. While I was in his account I saw a monologue he wrote for communications class. He had a somewhat scary reaction at a food challenge in the summer. I guess it really had an impact on him....he wrote a monologue about an allergic reaction....he is not allergic to nuts...here it is:
Dark.
All I could see was the dark when I woke in the middle of the freezing cold night.
The dream.
It's what woke me up. The dream, when I had an allergic reaction at school… and nobody noticed. The dream, was so real. I could feel my throat closing, and hear the gasping. It reminded me of my eleventh birthday.
I was at the restaurant when I had my real reaction. I can remember it so vividly. We asked about the nuts, they said there was none. The dish came out, steam rising from the plate. I take a bite. Within a few minutes I was on the ground gasping for air. I shivered. Just remembering that day made me feel sick.
The dream was almost identical, except… I wasn’t ok after the reaction. The dream haunted me, like the memory… almost as if it was a warning.
Topic: Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on (Read 399006 times)
