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A nut a day keeps the doctor away

Original post made on Feb 6, 2015

Tessa sat on a second-floor hospital bed at El Camino Hospital eating a cup of applesauce, as her mother and two nurses stood by, waiting for an allergic reaction. The applesauce contains only a placebo this time -- oat flour -- but if it had peanut, sesame or egg in it, the nurses would need to be ready to jump in and save Tessa's life.

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Posted by Jeepers
a resident of Bailey Park
on Feb 6, 2015 at 10:30 am

Tessa and Audry, thank you for sharing your story with us. It must be very difficult at times so hang in there and keep up the great work!

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Posted by Jeepers
a resident of Bailey Park
on Feb 6, 2015 at 10:30 am

Sorry, "Audrey"

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Posted by stef
a resident of St. Francis Acres
on Feb 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm

Thank you for this excellent article. We are lucky to have this groundbreaking research happening in our backyard.

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