The youngster suffered an allergic reaction leaving his parents fearing for his life
Patrick and Brittany Mahomes described how their youngest child’s allergic reaction to nuts left them fearing for his life as the parents rushed him to the emergency ward, describing him covered in welts.
Approximately 1 in 20 Americans, around five percent, suffer with allergies to tree nuts thus becoming one of the most common things to react to but that doesn’t make it any less terrifying to deal with.
And as she spoke to 15 and Mahomies, she recalled the moment she had to rush her child to ER to get him rapid treatment after he reacted to a small amount and developed hives and welts over his body.
“With Bronze, I was doing early introduction, just with the history of Sterling having allergies,” Brittany said via social media. “I was trying out different things with Bronze, and it was our first day of nuts.
“And it’s just like a little packet of powder that you add to his bottle. And so he took his bottle, and then within 30 or so minutes, he became very irritable, very fussy.
“I took his diaper off, and it was just hives and welts everywhere. It did get up to his face area, which then started the panic inside of me, and that’s when we rushed to the emergency room.
“Just seeing his entire body covered in welts and hives, and him being so uncomfortable was probably one of the scariest moments of my life.”
Mahomes launch 15 And FARE initiative
In light of what the pair described as one of the scariest moments of their lives, they have launched the 15 And Fare initiative which aims to increase awareness of food allergies within marginalized neighborhoods as well as methods to cope with reactions.
“We are proud to support a cause near and dear to @patrickmahomes and @brittanylynne’s hearts,” a statement from 15 and Mahomies said. “By unveiling a new program with @FoodAllergy called ’15 and FARE’.
“The program will bring FARE’s public health initiative, FARE Neighborhoods, as well as FARE’s Food Allergy Academy training for restaurants and community food banks and pantries, to the Kansas City area.”