Nuts over allergy


Each morning at 7.30am, Michael Lee's mother, Geena, measures out exactly 6 grams of peanuts to give to her son. She then watches him to make sure he eats them and then observes him for the next hour to make sure he does not have an adverse reaction.

Treatment for deadly peanut allergy exposes kids to peanuts.

NINE-year-old Michael Lee, a bright boy who’s bound for fifth grade in the fall, lives with a serious, life-threatening medical condition. He suffers from a peanut allergy, a growing menace that can make breathing a matter of wishful thinking and anaphylactic shock a horrifying possibility.

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