A sad note to report....Keep you inhaler close at all times

We are sad to report the nephew of my wife's boss who suffers from asthma had a very bad attack last week. It came on so quickly they were not able to get his inhaler administered prior to him losing consciousness. When the young man left the house in an ambulance he had no pulse and was without oxygen for 30-40 minutes. He suffered cardiac arrest and lung collapse. After being airlifted to the hospital he was in a coma and on life support until today when he passed. Please keep this family in your prayers. Asthma is an affliction we should never take for granted. It is especially hard when we lose a child.

Rest in peace and be with god Patrick.

The Taylor's

Dissapointing News regarding Airline Travel & Peanuts

This is the headline I did not want to see since hearing about the proposed ban on peanuts on airlines:

DOT backs off on proposed peanut ban on planes

Yep the hope of my daughter Lynda being able to fly somewhere fun like Disneyland or Florida vanished in an instant. What the Government officials and the Georgia Peanut Producers do not realize is that children and adults with severe food allergies to peanuts have limited time to get to medical attention. EpiPens have a life extension of approximately 10 minutes each- I have done a significant amount of travel in my career and I can tell you that any given moment in time (even in an emergency situation) 9 times out of ten there is no way an airplane can get down on the ground and medical personnel attending a child in 20 minutes unless they are already sitting on the runway (which is not where they serve the peanuts). There are plenty of snack foods that could be available for service on planes or areas voluntarily designated as peanut free zones. In my eyes the airlines are limited their income- the amount of individuals with severe food allergies is growing at an alarming rate- eventually will they have a significant drop in business if this continues.

Disappointing at best- We have traveled by car due to this issue- I recall 3 year ago going to National Jewish in Denver for Lynda's treatment and we spent 2 days in the car each way due to the fact we could not guarantee her safety on the plane. Any neither could the airlines when we spoke with the.

I have the full article posted HERE for you review. Keep writing your airlines, congressman etc. and eventually we will get some change and common sense here.

Knowledge is Power!

Have a great day.

The Taylor's