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Posted by tigerlily
 - July 23, 2015, 02:48:24 PM
Back from vacation and reading this thread.

Philmont?!! Squee!!

I would love details on how to make such an amazing trip happen. PM me as I would love to hear.

Greenlady--that is a huge step. What an amazing experience it will be for him. If you get updates of his trek or if you'd like a digital gang to cheer you on--we'd love to!

Hey--let's hope he comes home more worried about where the group had to get water  :) as it is a dry season.

Posted by CMdeux
 - July 18, 2015, 12:53:37 PM
Your family is in my thoughts this next two weeks, Greenlady.   :heart:  What a major step!
Posted by GoingNuts
 - July 18, 2015, 07:30:25 AM
Good luck to your son and his troop Greenlady.  And  :grouphug: to you - this letting go process is very, very hard.  :console:
Posted by Greenlady
 - July 18, 2015, 03:31:22 AM
Quote from: tigerlily on March 07, 2014, 04:09:26 PM
I had shown this post to DS ages ago.

He's setting off for the Ordeal tonight. He remembered your son's story. I had forgotten that it was associated with Order of the Arrow, I had associated with Scouts in general.

Thanks for a very well written post about FA and Scouts that I could show DS. His memory was better than mine and made a huge impression on him. He remembered the details about being hungry and impact on choices.

Just wanted you to know you've made an impact on this family and made life just that much better.

Thank you!

:thumbsup:

Thanks, tigerlilly (one year later!).  I came back to this thread this morning because my now-16 year old son is getting ready to go to the airport to fly with his troop to Philmont, NM for a 10-day hike in the desert.   The organizers provide the nutritional information on all the trail food and we provide peanut-safe alternatives when necessary, which DS will need to carry.  He has 3 epipens and a SPOT GPS tracker/medevac signaler and I am still having a really hard time letting go.

But in two years he'll be a legal adult and making all his own decisions so I figure this is good pracitce.
Posted by tigerlily
 - March 07, 2014, 04:09:26 PM
I had shown this post to DS ages ago.

He's setting off for the Ordeal tonight. He remembered your son's story. I had forgotten that it was associated with Order of the Arrow, I had associated with Scouts in general.

Thanks for a very well written post about FA and Scouts that I could show DS. His memory was better than mine and made a huge impression on him. He remembered the details about being hungry and impact on choices.

Just wanted you to know you've made an impact on this family and made life just that much better.

Thank you!

:thumbsup:

Posted by tigerlily
 - May 12, 2013, 07:04:14 PM
Thank you so much for sharing your reaction experience. So glad DS was so responsible in administering right away and troop, ER were prepared.

I'll have our son read as he is now camping with Scouts.

:grouphug:

Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by Ra3chel
 - May 08, 2013, 11:29:09 AM
I'm glad he's okay!
Echoing everyone else here: It's great that he acted to quickly. And remember to take care of yourself!  :grouphug:
Posted by Mfamom
 - May 08, 2013, 08:18:37 AM
good job by your ds.  I'm so happy he's okay. 
Posted by Janelle205
 - May 07, 2013, 06:47:41 PM
So glad that he is doing all right.

That sick feeling you get immediately in your chest when you realize that you have just bitten into something that you shouldn't have is horrible.
Posted by Greenlady
 - May 07, 2013, 06:37:07 PM
Thank you everyone for your good wishes!  DS is 14, and yes, he's very mature.  I joke sometimes that his version of teenage rebellion is getting assignments done early.   He seems to be doing fine, although I'm keeping an eye out for delayed emotional reactions.  He has one more day of the prednisone/benedryl medication, and there's been no sign of further reactions, so I feel like we've been lucky (so to speak).   In a way, the timing for this is good.  A strong reminder that no matter how careful, you can still be exposed, and that having a good emergency plan works.
Posted by GingerPye
 - May 06, 2013, 10:44:39 AM
Greenlady, I'm soooo sorry this happened to DS, but I'm glad he knew what to do and did it without question!!  And that he's okay now!! Thanks so much for sharing this.  I hope you have a good day today, that you can relax a little!
Posted by paparenttoo
 - May 06, 2013, 10:28:31 AM
Greenlady, I know exactly where you are at; DD had a reaction on Thursday.

You should be so proud of your son - he recognized the symptoms and was very proactive!
Posted by rebekahc
 - May 06, 2013, 08:58:19 AM
Greenlady, it's so nice to see you - I just wish it was under better circumstances!

I'm sorry your DS had a reaction - it must have been so scary for you since you weren't able to be with him right away!   :grouphug:  I'm so very impressed with your DS's maturity - it shows that you've done a good job teaching him.

You'd think since Chips Ahoy puts all their varieties in different colored packages, they would have done that with the Reeses ones, too.   :rant:
Posted by PurpleCat
 - May 06, 2013, 07:35:38 AM
He did awesome!  How is he doing today?

Besides a bit of pampering, pat yourself on the back for raising him to be able to take care of himself during anaphylaxis!

I've noticed a big increase in peanuts and nuts in cereals, bars and cookies recently.  Those aisles have become difficult to shop in the last few months and we've dropped some favorites like Cinnamon Toast Crunch due to new peanut flavors and Nutrigrain now makes bars with nuts.  Our allergist said she thinks it's all part of the effort to make these foods appear more nutritious.


Posted by GoingNuts
 - May 05, 2013, 09:39:55 PM
At yi yi Greenlady!  2 members here had a little too much excitement this week.  :disappointed:

So glad to hear that your DS is OK, and that all was handled well.  If you don't mind me asking, how old is he?

Be very, very kind to yourself this week.  I'm thinking bubble bath, mani/pedi kind. Or whatever floats your boat.  :heart: