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I thought I had put this topic up last night, but apparently I didnt. Rox emailed me yesterday; her sister died last week. She was 55. She went outside to work in the garden and was stung by a wasp, and was allergic. She was dead within minutes. Was extra hard on Rox, as they were close.
Rox wanted me to let ya'll know to PLEASE be sure that people that are allergic carry the Epi Pens. One of them may have saved her sister. She had had a bad reaction when she was little one time, but never had anything after that.
I was stung by a honey bee when I was little (I smelled the flower he was in; he wasn't vicious), by a big wasp, and by a baby hornet, both of them when in my teens. The hornet hurt the most! Fortunately I never had a worse reaction than some pain.
Rox said she'll be back on the boards when she's up to it. Love and prayers to her.
Rox, I 'm so, so sorry to hear this. Last year a man in our small town died the same way. When they did a write up in the paper about it, it was said the more we're stung, the worse off our reactions to wasps will be. My husband seems to get stung at least every couple of years by a yellow jacket. Each time gets worse and worse.
My problem is I don't know how I'd react. See, yellow jackets and wasps are my biggest phobia. We live in the country with a lot of trees and they're just everywhere. I've never been stung by one, only a honey bee when I was a little girl. My phobia is so bad I ran from one last year and ended up hurting myself and had to go to the doctor!
When my husband gets stung, I always give him two Benadryl immediately. I think I'm going to get us an epi pen. I just recently got an allergy to penacillin, so who knows?
My condolences to you and your family.
Thanks so much to all of you for your kind words and thoughts and prayers. And I sympathize with any of you who have also lost a sibling. It is a very hard loss to take! Katnim and Claire, please be sure that your loved ones have an Epi pen with them at all times. It is so crucial! My sister had a very bad reaction as a child, but had been stung in adulthood that wasn't life-threatening. So you don't know when it WILL be life-threatening. This time her heart stopped in less than 10 minutes.
Thanks again for your sympathies. I very much appreciate all of you!
What a terrible shock. Prayers for Roxie and her family.
My sympathy to Roxie at the loss of her sister. Several years ago my oldest son was stung by a bee and he had a bad reaction to it. Fortunately we were able to get him to a doctor who gave him a shot. He hasn't had any reactions since then thank goodness.
I lost my only sister 20 years ago so I know how much Roxie will miss her sister too.
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