Tears of joy this morning in Nevada! “EpiPen® Saving Lives on Campus”, news story broke yesterday. Mandated stock epinephrine law was called to action when a student, experiencing their first time reaction at school, had difficulty breathing after being exposed to an ingredient during a cooking class. Stock epinephrine was immediately administered before being transported to the hospital. The media is scheduled to speak to the family soon. I’m celebrating several items right now:
stock epinephrine being signed into law in June 2013
- A child’s life was saved
- A parent is hugging their child today
- The hard work of parents and volunteers paid off
- The Nevada Legislature did their job well
- Washoe County School District was trained and prepared
- A child’s life was saved thanks to stock epinephrine (I can’t stop saying that)
- Thank you KTVN for your reporting, “EpiPen® Saving Lives on Campus”,
- Mylan offering free EpiPens® to schools made a life saving difference
- Last but not least, if it wasn’t for Senator Debbie Smith leading the charge this story might have had a different ending
I’m raising my glass of soy milk this morning and then some Prosecco this evening! Bravo Nevada for saving a child’s life at school thanks to mandated stock epinephrine! JOB WELL DONE!
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
Agreed!!!! And Caroline, you were the one who really got people to listen and help and our wonderful Nevada lawmakers to support this important issue. Bravo!!!! Ya might as well put the Prosecco in the Soy Milk – start celebrating early!! Can’t say enough about the well-trained Washoe County school employees who took the proper action.
Kelly,
If I didn’t have some work to do this morning, it would have been mimosa time!!! Bravo to you and everyone who wrote letters, attended hearings all the way from Vegas to Reno and to the our legislators who listened! What a great way to start our day, right?
Caroline, this is amazing!!! Thank you for working so hard to get this legislation passed. You and all the other advocates that worked on this deserve to celebrate. Lives have been saved because of you!
This is very exciting and validating that a group of citizens can make a difference!